Turkmenistan (/ t ɜːr k ˈ m ɛ n ɪ s t æ n / or / t ɜːr k m ɛ n ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n / (); Turkmen: Türkmenistan, pronounced [tʏɾkmɛnɪˈθtɑn]), formerly known as Turkmenia, officially the Republic of Turkmenistan, 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 …

