by KATZAROV SA, Geneva, Switzerland and NARIMAN SONIN Patent Bureau, Ashgabat
General Information
Area
488,100 sq. km.
Population
7 million (2023).
Capital
Ashgabat, with about 902,000 inhabitants (2023).
Currency
Manat.
Language(s)
Turkmen (official), Russian.
General Remarks
Turkmenistan used to be a part of the former Soviet Union. The Republic declared its independence on October 27, 1991. The Patent Office of Turkmenistan (Turkmenpatent) was established in December 1993. Turkmenistan is a Neutral State, so declared officially by UNO on December 12, 1995.