Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan’s name translates to

• Land of Turkey 

• Land of Asia

• Land of Turks

• Land of Cotton

Turkmenistan has a relatively young population with more than half of its citizen being below the age of 30.  

• True

• False

Turkmenistan was an important stop along the Silk Road

• True

• False

Currently, Turkmenistan has the world’s fourth largest reserves of natural gas and oil reserves.

• True  

• False

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by?

• The Indian sea

• The Caspian Sea

• The Sea of Bengal

• The Arabian Sea

What are the three main ethnic groups in Turkmenistan?

• Kazakh, Chinese, Indian

• Turkmen, Uzbek, Russian

• Afghan, Indian, Mongolian

• Pakistani, Tajik, Romanian

Which four languages were used in Turkmenistan literature?

• English, Greek, Persian and Russian

• Afghan, Cantonese, Urdu, Mandarin

• Mongolian, Spanish, Hindu, Kazakh

• Arabic, Latin, Cyrillic, Turkmen

What type of government style does Turkmenistan have?

• Presidential Republic

• Communist Republic

• Socialist Republic

• Democratic Republic

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were referred as __________ and _______when they were under the control of the Soviet Union

• Turkmen SSR, Uzbek SSR

• Turkmen, Uzbek

• Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

• None of the above

Each country in Central Asia has a suffix "stan" which means:

• The people of

• The country of

• The land of

• The nation of