Quick Facts
Ethnicities:
-Turkmen
-Uzbek
-Russian
Languages:
-Turkmen (official)
-Uzbek
-Russian
Religions:
-Muslim (for explanation, refer to uzbek culture)
-Russian Orthodox(for explanation, refer to uzbek culture)
Population: 5,113,040
Capital: Ashgabat
Country Name: Turkmenistan
Government Type: defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential republic; in actuality displays authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the presidential administration
National Holidays:
-Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
-Turkmen
-Uzbek
-Russian
Languages:
-Turkmen (official)
-Uzbek
-Russian
Religions:
-Muslim (for explanation, refer to uzbek culture)
-Russian Orthodox(for explanation, refer to uzbek culture)
Population: 5,113,040
Capital: Ashgabat
Country Name: Turkmenistan
Government Type: defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential republic; in actuality displays authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the presidential administration
National Holidays:
-Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
Current Events
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is the current dictator
Turkmenistan is currently on the human rights watch list
Turkmenistan is currently on the human rights watch list