Turkmenistan - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten

Hauptstadt
name:
Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
geographic coordinates:
37 57 N, 58 23 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Staatsbürgerschaft
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkmenistan
dual citizenship recognized:
yes
residency requirement for naturalization:
7 years
Regierungstyp
presidential republic; authoritarian
Rechtsordnung
civil law system with Islamic law influences
Wahlrecht
18 years of age; universal
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$18,200
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
2,305,000
2013 est.
2013 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
11.00
2014 est.
2014 est.
Labor force
2,305,000
Population below poverty line
0.2%(2012 est.)
Unemployment rate
(%)
11%(2014 est.)10.6%(2013)
Age structure
0-14 years:25.66%(male 704,067 /female 684,581)15-24 years:17.71%(male 482,094 /female 476,080)25-54 years:43.52%(male 1,169,965 /female 1,185,159)55-64 years:8.17%(male 208,328 /female 233,902)65 years and over:4.93%(male 116,218 /female 150,618)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
(births/1,000 population)
18.9 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
(deaths/1,000 population)
6.10
Languages
Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Life expectancy at birth
(years)
70.70
Major urban areas - population
810,000 ASHGABAT (capital)
(2018)
Median age
(years)
total:28.3 yearsmale:27.8 yearsfemale:28.8 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat
Population growth rate
(%)
1.1%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
(children born/woman)
2.06 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
2.46% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
(% of GDP)
3.00
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female:
11 years
(2014)
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$3,061,000,000
2013 est.
2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$3,061,000,000
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
5.00
31 December 2014
31 December 2014
Central bank discount rate
(%)
5.00
Country Comparison :: Exports
$7,458,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Exports
$7,458,000,000
Exports - partners
China 83.7%, Turkey 5.1%
(2017)
Area
(sq km)
total:488,100 sq kmland:469,930 sq kmwater:18,170 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:72%(2011 est.)arable land:4.1%(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:0.1%(2011 est.)
/
permanent pasture:67.8%(2011 est.)forest:8.8%(2011 est.)other:19.2%(2011 est.)
Location
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Country Comparison :: Imports
$4,571,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Imports
$4,571,000,000
Imports - partners
Turkey 24.2%, Algeria 14.4%, Germany 9.8%, China 8.9%, Russia 8%, US 6.6%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
8.00
2017 est.
2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
(%)
8.00
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
21,180,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
15,090,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
3,201,000,000
2015 est.
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
67,790
2015 est.
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
77,450,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
38,140,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
665,000
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
8,575,000
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
951,925
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
4,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
26
2013
2013
Country Comparison :: Railways
5,113
2017
2017
Country Comparison :: Roadways
58,592
2002
2002
Country Comparison :: Waterways
1,300
2011
2011
Airports
26
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:4,000(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:less than 1(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
(bbl/day)
67,790
Crude oil - imports
(bbl/day)
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
(bbl/day)
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
(kWh)
15,090,000,000
Electricity - exports
(kWh)
3,201,000,000
Electricity - imports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - production
(kWh)
21,180,000,000
Internet users
total:
951,925
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
(cu m)
38,140,000,000
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
(cu m)
77.45 billion cu m(2017 est.)
Railways
(km)
total:5,113 km(2017)broad gauge:5,113 km1.520-m gauge(2017)
Roadways
(km)
58,592
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:665,000(July 2016 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:13(July 2016 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
8,575,000
Waterways
(km)
1,300
Disputes - international
cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005; bilateral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian
Country Comparison :: Public debt
28.80
2017 est.
2017 est.
Public debt
(% of GDP)
28.80
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
6.50
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
23.90
2017 est.
2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
(% (of GDP))
-2.8% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$103,700,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
(%)
1.00
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Turkmenistan
159
957
000
EUR
0
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