National Symbols of Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan is a country in Asia. It shares borders with the following countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, . The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat.

The official language is Turkmen and the Turkmenistan manat is the currency of the Turkmenistan. The domain is .tm and the country code is +993.

National day is celebrated on 27 Oct 1991. Every country in the world has national symbols including national animal, national flower, motto, etc and Turkmenistan is no exception.

In Turkmenistan, Football is considered as a national sport, and it is a passion of many Turkmen people. Chal is not only a traditional drink, but one of the national drink of Turkmenistan. As poetry is a highly appreciated art, many poets like Magtymguly Pyragy represent a national Turkmen symbol.

The country was founded by Atamyrat Niyazov. The current president of Turkmenistan is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

In Turkmenistan the power plugs and sockets are of type B, C, F. The standard voltage is 220 V and the frequency is 50 Hz.

The Turkmen national anthem was written by (Collectively) and composed by Veli Mukhatov.

Country information

Official name(s)	Turkmenistan
Alternative name(s)	Turkmenistan (official, English)
Regional location	Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Country name etymology	"Land of Turkmens", an ethnic group.
Climate	Subtropical desert
Terrain	Flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with Iran; borders Caspian Sea in west
Population	6,031,200
National Day	27 Oct 1991
Language(s)	Turkmen
Religion	Islam, Christianity
Country code	+993
Literacy rate	99.7%
Currency	Turkmenistan manat
Capital city	Ashgabat
ISO	TKM
Domain(TLD)	.tm
Ethnicity	Turkmens, Uzbeks, Russians, Kazakhs & Tatars
Head of government	President
Nationality	Turkmen
Driving side	Drive on the Right-hand side
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Total area	491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi)
Timezone	Turkmenistan manat (TMT)
Average elevation	230 m (755 ft)
Coastline	0 Km (landlocked)
Mains electricity	220 V
Emergency telephone numbers	Emergency Telephone Numbers

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Flag map of Turkmenistan

Motto of Turkmenistan

Garaşsyzlyk, Bitaraplyk, Berkararlyk- "Independence, Neutrality, Stability"

National animal of Turkmenistan

The National animal of Turkmenistan is Akhal-Teke

National flower of Turkmenistan

The National flower of Turkmenistan is Red Rose. Botanical name is Rosa.

National bird of Turkmenistan

The National bird of Turkmenistan is Not Declared

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Turkmen Proverbs - Popular quotes, proverbs and sayings.

Don't sleep in a place so low that a flood can carry you away.
Don't sleep in a place so high that the wind can blow you away.

Stretch your legs [only to] the length of your blanket.

Walk barefoot and the thorns will hurt you.

After the cart is broken, many people will offer advice on how to fix it.

If you get burned while drinking hot milk,
You'll even try to cool your "ayran" drink more.

The snake hates mint
But the mint grows at the entrance of its home.

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