Turkmenistan

Definition/Scope: Second largest state in Central Asia, after Kazakstan, and the southernmost of the region's five republics. The country is bordered by Kazakstan on the northwest, Uzbekistan on the north and east, Afghanistan on the southeast, Iran on the south, and the Caspian Sea on the west.

Used For:

Republic of Turkmenistan
Turkmania
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turkmen SSR
Turkmenia

Acronym:

TKM
TM
TX (Army)

Broader Terms:

Central Asia
independent states (by name)

Narrower Terms:

Asgabat, Turkmenistan

Related Terms:

Commonwealth of Independent States
IMF members
Karakum Desert
OIC members
PfP members
UN members