Turkmen SSR
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| State motto: Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! | |||||
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| 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 December 26 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 was renamed into Republic of Turkmenistan.
See also
Template:Soviet-stubde:Turkmenische SSR et:Turkmeeni NSV zh:土库曼苏维埃社会主义共和国