- Conventional Long Form Name: N/A
- Capital City: Ashgabat
- Type of Government: Highly authoritarian presidential republic
- Date of Independence: October 27th, 1991 from Soviet Union
- National Holidays: Independence Day on October 27th
- Chief of State: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
- Head of State: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
- Executive Branch: The president is selected by a mjority vote in two rounds if needed to a seven year term. There is no limit in the number of terms a president can have.
- Legislative Branch: Unicameral Legislature known as the National Assembly or Majlis. There are 125 member that serve five year terms and are elected by the districts they come from.
- Judicial Branch: The highest court is the Supreme Court consisting of a court president and 21 associate judges organized into chambers. The judges are appointed to five year terms by the president.
- Suffrage: 18 years of age universal
- Ambassador to U.S: Mered Bairamovich Orazow since 2001
- Embassy in U.S.: 2207 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Location of Consultants in U.S: N/A
- U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Allan Mustard since 2015
- Embassy in Turkmenistan: No. 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
- Location of Consultants in Turkmenistan: N/A
- Representative to UN: Aksoltan Atayewa
- Flag Symbolism: The stars and moon on the flag symbolize the role of Islam in Turkmenistan's culture. The five stars themselves symbolize the regions in Turkmenistan. The five designs on the left portion of th eflag symbolize identity of Turkmenistan as one of the world's leading carpet producers
- National Symbols: Akhal-Teke horse
- International Disputes: Turkmenistan has difficulty sharing the water of the Amu Darya River with its neighbor Uzbekistan. Dispute over seabeds in the Caspian Sea have occured between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan
- Refugees: N/A
- Internally Displaced People: N/A
- Stateless People: 7,125
- Trafficking: Trafficking in Turkmenistan has mainly affected men rathar than women. Most people are taken to Turkey and Russia to work as forced laborers. In 2014, Turkmenistan made efforts to pass laws that would protect victims.
- Illicit Drugs: Serves as a transit point for Afghan narcotics and and heroin heading towards Russia and Western Europe
- National Anthem: See Below
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