Turkmenistan explained to kids

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia. The population is about 5 million people, and the capital is Ashgabat. The official language is Turkmen. Turkmenistan is bordered by the Caspian Sea to the west, Uzbekistan to the north, Kazakhstan to the northeast, and Afghanistan to the southeast. The country is mostly desert, and the climate is mainly hot and dry. The economy of Turkmenistan is based on natural gas and oil. Turkmenistan has the fourth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world. The people of Turkmenistan are mostly Muslim. The currency of Turkmenistan is the manat.