Turkmenistan (/tɜːrkˈmɛnᵻstæn/ (About this sound listen) or /tɜːrkmɛnᵻˈstɑːn/ (About this sound listen); Turkmen: Türkmenistan/Түркменистан/توركمنستان, pronounced [tyɾkmeniˈθtɑn]), formerly known as Turkmenia,[7] is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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