Where is Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan is located in the Central & South Asia region at latitude 38.969719 and longitude 59.556278 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

38° 58' 10.99'' N
59° 33' 22.60'' E

You can see the location of Turkmenistan on the world map below:

Turkmenistan on the World Map

Flag of Turkmenistan on map
Flag-pin of Turkmenistan, marking the location of Turkmenistan on the map.

Turkmenistan Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Turkmenistan (TM) are:

  1. Afghanistan (AF)
  2. Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IR)
  3. Kazakhstan (KZ)
  4. Uzbekistan (UZ)

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Maritime Borders

Turkmenistan borders with the Caspian Sea.

Turkmenistan Related Content

Turkmenistan Key Facts

Country Turkmenistan
Coordinates Latitude: 38.969719
Longitude: 59.556278
Country Codes Alpha 2: TM
Alpha 3: TKM
Country Flag Emoji 🇹🇲
Int. Phone Prefix +993
Capital city Ashgabat
Continent / Subcontinent Asia
Central & South Asia
Country Area 488,100 sq km
Population 2025 7,618,847
World Rank: 103
Median Age 25.8
Life expectancy 70.2
Major languages Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+05:00
Internet TLD .tm
Biggest Airport Ashgabat International Airport (ASB)
Average temperature 15.10 °C
59.18 °F
Administrative Divisions 5 regions 1 city
Political system Presidential representative democratic republic

Turkmenistan Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group Upper middle income
World Bank Region Europe & Central Asia
Currency New Manat (TMT)
GDP in 2025 $49.8 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 98
GDP per capita in 2025 $6,540
World Rank: 128
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries China, Russia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Germany
Top 5 Export Countries China, Russia, Iran, UAE, Kazakhstan

Biggest Cities in Turkmenistan

Here are the largest cities in Turkmenistan based on 2024 data:

City Population
Ashgabat 1,030,063
Turkmenabat 230,861
Dasoguz 201,142
Mary 167,027
Turkmenbasy 91,745
Balkanabat 87,822
Bayramaly 70,376
Tejen 67,488
Gyzylarbat 48,558
Magdanly 44,508

Map of Turkmenistan with the Largest Cities

Countries in Central & South Asia

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