Recognised as Country
Turkmenistan
- TM
- Asia
- TMT
- .tm
Turkmenistan (TM/TKM) is a country in Asia with its capital at Ashgabat. It covers about 488,100 km² with a population of roughly 6,500,000, uses the TMT, dials on +993, owns the .tm internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Ashgabat. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameTurkmenistan
CapitalAshgabat
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2TM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3TKM
Internet TLD.tm
Calling code+993
Currency codeTMT
Geography
Latitude38.9697° N
Longitude59.5563° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area488,100 km²188,456 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London4,733 kmto the approximate centre of Turkmenistan, not to Ashgabat. E, bearing 82.8°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Ashgabatthe IANA zone for Ashgabat; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+05:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+05:00
Offset in JulyUTC+05:00
Current offsetUTC+05:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 18:18
Hours ahead of UTC5
Population & scale
Population6,500,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density13.3 per km²≈
Share of world population0.08%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset52 of 196
Population rank in this dataset109 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Kazakhstan1,167 km centre to centre
Uzbekistan504 km centre to centre
Afghanistan918 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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