Turkmenistan, formerly also known as Turkmenia, is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR). Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, Uzbekistan to the east and northeast, Kazakhstan to the north and northwest and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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| Name | Turkmenistan |
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| Alpha2 Code | TM |
| Alpha3 Code | TKM |
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| Capital | Ashgabat |
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| Region | Asia |
| Subregion | Central Asia |
| Population | 4751120 |
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| Demonym | Turkmen |
| Area | 488100 |
| Gini | 40.8 |
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| Borders | |
| Native Name | Türkmenistan |
| Numeric Code | 795 |
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| | Code | TMT | | Name | Turkmenistan manat | | Symbol | m |
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| | Iso639_1 | tk | | Iso639_2 | tuk | | Name | Turkmen | | Native Name | Türkmen |
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| | Iso639_1 | ru | | Iso639_2 | rus | | Name | Russian | | Native Name | Русский |
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| | De | Turkmenistan | | Es | Turkmenistán | | Fr | Turkménistan | | Ja | トルクメニスタン | | It | Turkmenistan | | Br | Turcomenistão | | Pt | Turquemenistão | | Nl | Turkmenistan | | Hr | Turkmenistan | | Fa | ترکمنستان |
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| Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/tkm.svg |
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| Cioc | TKM |
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Everyone needs a visa, and you will need to get one before you arrive.
Tourist visas need an invitation and can be very expensive to arrange.
It is easier and quicker to obtain a transit visa that allegedly can be used for up to five days with extensions. You will need to organise the visas for the countries you are transiting from/to before making your application.
Turkmenistan Visa information
Foreign embassies in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan embassies
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time
