Turkmenistan

n. country in Asia on the coast of the Caspian Sea (member of the Commonwealth of Independent States)

Turkmenistan (also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian, meaning "land of the Turkmen". Its capital is Ashgabat derived from Persian, as well, loosely translates as "the city of love.". Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the southwest, Uzbekistan to the northeast, Kazakhstan to the northwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Eighty-seven percent of the population is Muslim. According to CIA World Factbook 2006 figures, Turkmenistan ranks 5th in the world for GDP growth rate. Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sands) Desert. It has a single-party system and was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov until 21 December 2006, when he died of cardiac arrest. Presidential elections were held on 11 February 2007. Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow was declared the winner with 89% of the vote. He was sworn in on 14 February 2007.
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Noun
1. a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
(synonym) Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia
(hypernym) country, state, land
(member-holonym) Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
(part-holonym) Asia
(part-meronym) Ashkhabad, capital of Turkmenistan

n. Turkmenistan, country in Asia on the coast of the Caspian Sea (member of the Commonwealth of Independent States)

n. Turkmenistan, country in Asia on the coast of the Caspian Sea