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Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы (Turkmen)
Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Motto: "Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң!"
Location of Turkmenia
Capital
and largest city
Ashkhabad
Official languages
Religion
Secularism (de-jure)
State atheism (de-facto)
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic
WIP
WIP
LegislatureSupreme Soviet
Union Republic of the Soviet Union (1925 - )
Area
• Total
491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census
7,321,851
• Density
14.9/km2 (38.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
• Total
Decrease $75.001 billion
• Per capita
$10,243
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $88.5 billion
• Per capita
$12,087
CurrencySoviet Ruble (SUR)
Date formatCE, mm dd yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+7
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.