Turkmenistan
Asia · Capital: Ashgabat
Turkmenistan is a country in Asia, home to about 6.5 million people across 488,100 km². Its capital is Ashgabat. It is landlocked sharing land borders with 4 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Ashgabat
Region
Asia
Population
~6.5 million people
Area
488,100 km²
Density
13 people per km²
Coastline
Landlocked
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Lowest point
Below sea level
Drives on the
Right
Language
Turkmen
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
3,139 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
green, white, red
Flag features
at least one star and a crescent
Land borders (4)
Afghanistan
Iran
Kazakhstan
UzbekistanTurkmenistan in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Turkmenistan is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 22 claims from the pool that are true of Turkmenistan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
- Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
- Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
- Its capital city's name begins with “A”1 of 16
- Has land below sea level1 of 33
- Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
- Is landlocked1 of 44
- Is in Asia1 of 48
- Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
- Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177