Turkmen SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)
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Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Motto: "Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң!" | |
Anthem: State Anthem of the Turkmen SSR | |
Capital and largest city | Ashkhabad |
Official languages | |
Religion | Secularism (de-jure) State atheism (de-facto) |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic |
WIP | |
WIP | |
Legislature | Supreme Soviet |
Union Republic of the Soviet Union (1925 - ) | |
Area | |
• Total | 491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 7.879 million |
• 2019 census | 7,321,851 |
• Density | 14.9/km2 (38.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $75.001 billion |
• Per capita | $10,243 |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $88.5 billion |
• Per capita | $12,087 |
Currency | Soviet Ruble (SUR) |
Date format | CE, mm dd yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +7 |
ISO 3166 code | TM |
Internet TLD | .su |
Turkmenia, also Turkmenistan, officially the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, is a Union Republic of the Soviet Union in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, the Caspian Sea to the west, and Iran and Afghanistan to the south.