Turkmenistan

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Official Name
Republic of Turkmenistan
Population Full

6,031,000 (2020 census)

Principal Languages
Turkmen
Literacy Rate
100% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CSICH (2011), ICCPR (1997), UNCRPD (2008)
General References
Sebeok 1963
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Turkmenistan is 9. Of these, 8 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 2 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 4 are developing, and 3 are vigorous. Also listed are 29 unestablished languages.