https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y by Ryan McDermott en-us 2017-12-05 23:08:19 UTC 2025-10-16 03:39:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/229148636/ccceff0bf37fb722f3c92ae78f1d938b/24153_turkmenistan_country_map_black_shape1.png mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213537906 2017-12-05 23:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213537906 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213538105 Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia

Population of 5,758,075 (2017)

Area of 189,657 square miles (3x larger than Illinois)

Their flag can be seen below:]]> 2017-12-05 23:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213538105 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213538562 Turkmenistan has 5 borders:
- Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
- Caspian Sea


]]> 2017-12-05 23:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213538562 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213539027 Covers approximately 70% of Turkmenistan at 135,000 square miles

Home to the Darvaza Gas Crater

1 person per every 2.5 square miles (settled in collective farms and towns)

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They produced 76 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2014

However, low energy prices since 2014 are dampening their economy]]> 2017-12-05 23:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213539650 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213540920 Known for amazing architecture from white marble buildings to national monuments

Population of 727,000 (6,200 per square kilometer)

Arid climate with hot summers and short, cool winters]]> 2017-12-05 23:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213540920 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541274 2017-12-05 23:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541274 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541753 2017-12-05 23:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541753 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541762 2017-12-05 23:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541762 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541768 2017-12-05 23:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541768 mcdermottrw https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541785 2017-12-05 23:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mcdermottrw/8hxekjc6gz2y/wish/213541785