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:

Afghanistan (AF)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IR)
Kazakhstan (KZ)
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 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