Turkmenistan
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Turkmenistan
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| Official name: |
Turkmenistan
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| Capital: |
Ashgabat
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| Area: |
total: 488,100 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 488,100 sq km
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| Climate: |
subtropical desert
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| Location: |
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
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| Geographic coordinates: |
40 00 N, 60 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than California
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 3,736 km
border countries: Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km; note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea (1,768 km)
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| 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
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: 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)
highest point: Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m
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Map of Turkmenistan
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