Which country or map area contains Balkan?
Balkan is shown within Turkmenistan in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Turkmenistan
- Region name
- Balkan
- Approximate latitude
- 39.8° north
- Approximate longitude
- 54.8° east
- Country capital
- Ashgabat
- Country currency
- Turkmenistan manat
- World region
- Central Asia
Quick answers about Balkan
What kind of place is Balkan?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Balkan on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 39.8° north latitude and 54.8° east longitude.
What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
The country capital is Ashgabat.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.