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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Also known as: Turkmenistán (español), le Turkménistan (français), Turkmenistan (Deutsch, Italiano, polski), Turquemenistão (Português), Туркмения (русский язык), 土庫曼 (繁體中文), トルクメニスタン (日本語), Turcomannia (latine)

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Ashgabat

Population: 4,863,000

Area: 488,100 km²

Religions: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

Languages: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Neighbouring Countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iran Iran, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan


Circumscriptions (1): Missions “sui iuris” (1)


Roman Rite (1): Turkmenistan


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Apostolic Nunciature: Turkmenistan Archbishop Antonio Lucibello (69)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Link Cardinal Oswald Gracias (67)


as of 2012.01.15

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