Turkmenistan
Flag of Turkmenistan


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Flag Description
Green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs) stacked above two crossed olive branches similar to the olive branches on the un flag; a white crescent moon and five white stars appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe.

Currency
Turkmen manat.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 22, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Central asia, bordering the caspian sea, between iran and kazakhstan.

Climate
Subtropical desert.

Terrain
Flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with iran; borders caspian sea in west.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Vpadina Akchanaya -81 m; note - Sarygamysh Koli is a lake in northern Turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of Vpadina Akchanaya (the lake has dropped as low as -110 m). The highest point is at Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m.

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Turkmenistan

This is a map of Turkmenistan. The map illustrates the location of Ashgabat and its proximity to Dasoguz, Balkanabat, Gushgy, and the Caspian Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Kazakhstan / Iran / Afghanistan

Turkmenistan News:
Release of Turkmen activist urged
An environmentalist sentenced to prison in Turkmenistan was jailed on trumped-up charges, human rights campaigners say.
Rare glimpse inside hidden Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan has remained largely closed to outsiders since independence from Soviet rule in 1991. The BBC's Rayhan Demytrie took advantage of a Silk Road car rally to see the country.

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