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| TURKMENISTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than California |
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Area > Land
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488,100 sq km |
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[51st of 238]
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Area > Total
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488,100 sq km |
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[57th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Ashgabat - 518,000 |
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Climate
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subtropical desert |
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Forested Land
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8% |
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[152nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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40 00 N, 60 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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4.51% |
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[154th of 258]
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Largest city
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Ashkhabad |
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Largest city population
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462,000 |
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[120th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Ashgabat - 518,000 |
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Location
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan |
Map references
Asia |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
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Population density
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8.95 people per sqkm |
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[206th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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10.29 people/m²
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[186th of 204]
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Precipitation
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227 mm |
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[85th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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488,100 km²
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[51st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Gora Ayribaba |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
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