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Asia > Turkmenistan > Geography

TURKMENISTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than California
Area > Land 488,100 sq km Time series [51st of 238]
Area > Total 488,100 sq km Time series [57th of 250]
Capital city with population Ashgabat - 518,000
Climate subtropical desert
Forested Land 8% [152nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates 40 00 N, 60 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km
Land use > Arable land 4.51% Time series [154th of 258]
Largest city Ashkhabad
Largest city population 462,000 [120th of 174]
Largest city with population Ashgabat - 518,000
Location
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Map references
Asia
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt
Population density 8.95 people per sqkm [206th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 10.29 people/m² Time series [186th of 204]
Precipitation 227 mm [85th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 488,100 km² Time series [51st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Turkmenistan

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