Turkmenistan
Land of golden horses and the Door to Hell
Passport card
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Manat
- Languages
- Turkmen
- People
- About 70 lakh
- Size
- About 4.9 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Serdar Berdimuhamedow
- Free since
- 27 October 1991
- Time
- 30 minutes behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Ashgabat
⭐ Turkmenistan has a national Melon Day in August, and a Carpet Day every May!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Turkmenistan
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Turkmenistan
Turn the globe with your finger. Turkmenistan has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Turkmenistan and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 7 times the size of Turkmenistan.
- PeopleIndia has about 210 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 70 lakh in Turkmenistan.
- DistanceAshgabat is about 2,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeTurkmenistan is 30 minutes behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Ashgabat.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Turkmenistan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Turkmenistan
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Turkmenistan's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Turkmenistan back on the map
Turkmenistan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Turkmenistan worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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