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Spotlight FRI · 13 NOV 2026

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a Central Asian Caspian-Sea state, mostly covered by the Karakum desert, with vast natural-gas reserves and a famously isolated, marble-clad capital, Ashgabat.

Capital
Ashgabat
Population
6.4M
Currency
Turkmen Manat (TMT)
Continent
Asia
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