Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Түркменистан Совет Социалистик
Республикасы (Turkmen)
Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Түркменистан Совет Социалистик; Республикасы (Turkmen); Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian);
1925–1991
	Flag (1973–1991) State emblem; (1978–1991)
	Motto: Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! (Turkmen); Ähli ýurtlaryň proletarlary, birleşiň! (transliteration); "Proletarians of all nations, unite!"
	Anthem: Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы Дөвлет Гимни; Türkmenistan Sowet Sosialistik; Respublikasy Döwlet Gimni; "State Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic";
	Location of Turkmenia (red) within the Soviet Union
Status	Soviet socialist republic
Capital	Ashkhabad
Common languages	Turkmen · Russian
Religion	State atheism
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet socialist republic (1925–1990); Unitary presidential republic (1990–1991)
First Secretary
• 1924–1926 (first)	Ivan Mezhlauk
• 1985–1991 (last)	Saparmurat Niyazov
Head of state
• 1938-1942(first)	Shah Muhammed Faisal Reza
• 1988–1990(last)	Roza Atamuradovna Bazarova
Head of Government
• 1925–1937 (first)	Kaikhaziz Atabayev
• 1989–1991 (last)	Khan Akhmedov
Legislature	Supreme Soviet
History
• Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR	7 August 1921
• Republic proclaimed	13 May 1925
• Sovereignty declared	22 August 1990
• Independence declared	27 October 1991
• Independence recognized	26 December 1991
GDP (PPP)	1990 estimate
• Total	$26.554 billion
Currency	Soviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR)
Calling code	+7 360/363/370/378/432
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Turkestan ASSR
	Khorezm PSR
	Bukharan PSR
Turkmenistan
Today part of	Turkmenistan

The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic^[a], also known as Soviet Turkmenistan, the Turkmen SSR, TuSSR, Turkmenistan, or Turkmenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in Central Asia existed as a republic from 1925 to 1991. Initially, on 7 August 1921, it was established as the Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR before being made, on 13 May 1925, a separate republic of the USSR as the Turkmen SSR.

Since then the borders of the Turkmenia were unchanged. On 22 August 1990, Turkmenia declared its sovereignty over Soviet laws. On 27 October 1991, it became independent as Turkmenistan.

Geographically, Turkmenistan was bordered between Iran, Afghanistan to the south, Caspian Sea to the west, the Kazakh SSR to the north and the Uzbek SSR to the east.

^ "GDP (PPP) index (World Bank estimate) – Turkmenistan". World Bank.

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