Turkmenistan

Key facts

Which countries border Turkmenistan?4

• Afghanistan
• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Turkmenistan is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 26 clues from the pool that are true of Turkmenistan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has a Caspian Sea shoreline1 of 5
• Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
• Borders a country whose flag shares no colour with its own1 of 16
• 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
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Lies further north than Japan1 of 58
• Is larger than Japan1 of 60
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Lies further north than Egypt1 of 76
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• 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

Common questions about Turkmenistan

Which countries border Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan shares a land border with 4 countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

What is the capital of Turkmenistan?

The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat.

Is Turkmenistan landlocked?

Yes. Turkmenistan is landlocked, with no coastline on any ocean or sea.

What language is spoken in Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan has one official language, Turkmen.