| Hauptstadt | Name: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) geographische Koordinaten: 37 57 N, 58 23 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Unabhängigkeit | 27 Oktober 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 27 Oktober (1991) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 14 September 2016 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership or absolute majority approval in a referendum; amended 2017 (2019) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (seit dem 14 February 2007); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (seit dem 14 February 2007) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 12 February 2017 (next to be held in February 2024) election results: Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (DPT) 97.7%, other 2.3% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
