Түркменистан Совет
Социалистик Республикасы

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State motto:
Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! Official language None. De facto, Turkmen and Russian. Capital Ashkhabad Chairman of the Supreme Council Saparmurat Niyazov (at independence) Established
In the USSR:
 - Since
 - Until August 7 1921

December 30 1922
October 27 1991 Area
 - Total
 - % water Ranked 4th in the USSR
488,100 km²
-- Population
 - Total (1989)
 - Density Ranked 12th in the USSR
3,522,700
7.2/km² Currency Ruble (Манат) Time zone UTC + 5 Anthem Anthem of Turkmen SSR

The Turkmen SSR was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union until 1991 when it declared independence as Turkmenistan. It was initially established on August 7 1921 as Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR. On May 13 1925 it was transformed into Turkmen SSR and became a separate republic of the USSR. On October 27 1991 it declared independence from the USSR and was renamed the Republic of Turkmenistan.

See also

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• Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR

Soviet Republics | History of Turkmenistan

Туркменска Съветска Социалистическа Република | República Socialista Soviètica del Turkmenistan | Turkmenische SSR | Turkmeeni NSV | República Socialista Soviética de Turkmenistán | République socialiste soviétique du Turkménistan | 투르크멘 소비에트 사회주의 공화국 | Түркмөн Советтик Социалистик Республикасы | Туркменистанска ССР | トルクメン・ソビエト社会主義共和国 | Turkmeńska Socjalistyczna Republika Radziecka | Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика | Turkmenistanin sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta | Türkmenistan Sowet Sotsialistik Respublikasy | 土库曼苏维埃社会主义共和国