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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Turk•me•ni•stan (tûrk′me nə stan′, -stän′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 4,225,351;
188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Cap.: Ashkhabad. Also called Turkomen. Formerly, Turk′men So′viet So′cialist Repub′lic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Turkmenistan /ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn/ n - a republic in central Asia: the area has been occupied by a succession of empires; a Turkmen state was established in the 15th century but suffered almost continual civil strife and was gradually conquered by Russia; in 1918 it became a Soviet republic and gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991: deserts including the Kara Kum cover most of the region; agricultural communities are concentrated around oases; there are rich mineral deposits. Official language: Turkmen. Religion: believers are mainly Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Ashkhabad. Pop: 4 940 000 (2004 est). Area: 488 100 sq km (186 400 sq miles)
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