| Capitale | nome: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) coordinate geografiche: 37 57 N, 58 23 E differenza di tempo: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Indipendenza | 27 Ottobre 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 27 Ottobre (1991) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest adopted 14 Settembre 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) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (da allora 14 February 2007); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (da allora 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% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
