TKM · Asia
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. It is one of six independent Turkic states.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 1/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 1.4
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Population
- 7,057,841 inh.
- Area
- 488,100 km²
- Currency
- TMT
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Parliament
Assemblée du Turkménistan
125 seats
Conseil du peuple
56 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
50 G$
GDP / capita
6,540 $
Growth
6.3 %
Unemployment
4.3 %
Life expectancy
70.2 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.15/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
1/100
Corruption (CPI)
17/100
Press freedom (RSF)
23/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
12 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
8 Md$
Top exports
- 80% Gaz naturel (CHN principal)
Top imports
- 15% Machines
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
31%
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DEU
31%
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RUS
71%
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CHN
80%
Abstention: 34%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.764/1
Refugees hosted
9
Refugees originating
1,864
National anthem
Hymne national turkmène
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OSCE
- CIS
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,017 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,304, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)