Turkmenistan

Basic Data

Capital: Ashgabat

Area: 488,100 km²

Population (2023): 6,516,100

- Females: 3,288,041

- Males: 3,228,059

Life Expectancy at Birth (2022): 69

- Females, years: 73

- Males, years: 66

GDP (current USD-2023): USD 59.89 billion

Sources:

The World Bank

https://data.worldbank.org

International Projects in Turkmenistan

1. World Bank Projects

1.1 COVID-19 Response Project (USD 20,000,000, Jun. 2021)

1.2 Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (USD 328,210, Dec. 2016)

1.3 Enhancing Coherence and Integration of Economic and Social Statistics in Support of the Implementation of 2008 SNA (USD 912,000, Mar. 2017)

1.4 Developing statistical capacity in national accounts, price statistics and purchasing power parities in the CIS region (USD 390,000, May 2015)

Sources:

The World Bank

https://projects.worldbank.org

Government/Related Agencies in Turkmenistan

- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en

- Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan

https://fineconomic.gov.tm

- Turkmenistan Central Bank

https://www.cbt.tm

Japan-Turkmenistan Relations

1992 April: Diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkmenistan has been established

1992 October: Mr. VASAROV, Vice Prime Minister (Tokyo Conference to Assist to Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) of Turkmenistan visited Japan

1994 October: Mr. KULIEV, Ch. T., Minister of Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (1st Japan-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Conference) of Turkmenistan visited Japan

1996 September: Mr. SAPAROV, Vice Prime Minister (3rd Japan-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Conference) of Turkmenistan visited Japan

1997 July: Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of House of Representatives (Head of the Dialogue mission to Russia and Central Asia) of Japan visited Turkmenistan

Sources:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

International Organizations in Turkmenistan

- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

https://www.undp.org/turkmenistan

- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

https://www.unicef.org/turkmenistan

- World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/countries/tkm

Companies in Turkmenistan

- Turkmenistan Airlines