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Turkmen SSR

Түркменистан Совет
Социалистик Республикасы

COA (In Detail) (In Detail)
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)
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 4th in former Soviet Union 488,100 km² --
Population  - Total (1989)  - Density	Ranked 12th in the former Soviet Union 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.