Turkmenistan (formerly Turkmenia or Turkmen SSR)
| Area | 188,455 sq. mi |
| Population | 3,998,700 |
| Capital | Ashkhabad, 398,000 |
| Proclaimed date of independence | August 1990 |
Turkmenistan on the map
Ethnic Groups Composition
| NAME | THOUSANDS | % |
|---|
| Turkmen | 3,037.0 | 75.9 |
| Russians | 334.0 | 8.36 |
| Uzbeks | 317.0 | 7.9 |
| Kazakhs | 88.0 | 2.2 |
| Tatars | 39.0 | 1.1 |
| Ukrainians | 36.0 | 1.0 |
| Azerbaijans | 33.0 | 0.9 |
| Armenians | 32.0 | 0.9 |
| Beluchi | 28.0 | 0.8 |
| Lezgins | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Belorussians | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| Persians | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Bashkirs | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Germans | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Other groups | 18.8 | 1.2 |
| Total | 3,998.7 | 100.0 |
*Population estimates for 1994
Ethnic Composition Chart
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