Flag of Turkmenistan

🎨 What the flag means

Turkmenistan's flag is green with a red stripe near the pole holding five carpet patterns, called guls, above two olive branches. The guls stand for the five major Turkmen tribes, and the olive branches celebrate the country's neutrality. There is no official meaning for the green colour or the white crescent and five stars, though people suggest ideas such as life and the five provinces.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

6.1 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Ashgabat1 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

TurkmenAlso official: Russian

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The Karakum Desert covers more than 80 percent of Turkmenistan.
2. Turkmenistan has a special holiday just for melons, called Melon Day.
3. The capital, Ashgabat, has more buildings covered in white marble than any other city in the world.