Mysterious Turkmenistan

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Oct. 30, 2025

Mysterious Turkmenistan

Until today, Turkmenistan still does PCR tests.
Smoking is illegal in Turkmenistan.
Cigarettes can only be bought on the black market.
With less than 10,000 visitors a year, Turkmenistan ranks as one of the least visited country in the world, because it's extremely difficult and pricey to get in, much like North Korea.
Each tourist must be on an organized trip to get a visa.
Believe it or not, Turkmenistan is one of the wealthiest countries in Central Asia, because of their abundant natural gas reserves.
Russian is widely spoken, while English is not widely used locally.
The former dictator, Saparmurat Niyazov, is a guy that liked to do things his own way.
He banned opera, ballet and circuses because he thought that they were too noisy.
He only allowed white or silver cars on the roads and made it illegal to have pet dogs because he didn't like the smell.
All his weird laws have influenced society in the strangest of ways that will leave you scratching your head.

直到今天，这个国家仍然在做核酸检测。
在土库曼斯坦，吸烟违法。
只有在黑市才可以买到香烟。
每年不到一万名游客，土库曼斯坦是排名世界游客最少的国家之一。
因为进入这个国家很难且很贵，情况跟北韩类似。
每名游客必须跟团才能获得签证。
信不信由你，土库曼斯坦是中亚最富有的国家之一。
因为他们的天然气储备取之不尽。
俄语为通用语言，英语在当地普及程度不高。
前任独裁者撒帕尔穆拉特尼亚佐夫，他喜欢我行我素。
他禁止歌剧、芭蕾和马戏表演，因为他认为它们太吵了。
他只允许白色银色的车辆上路，并规定养狗是违法的，因为他不喜欢狗的味道。
他所有奇葩的法律都以最奇怪的方式影响社会, 让你摸不着头脑。

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Mysterious Turkmenistan

Until today, Turkmenistan still does PCR tests.

Even today, Turkmenistan is still administering PCR tests regularly.

Smoking is illegal in Turkmenistan.

Cigarettes can only be bought on the black market.

With less than 10,000 visitors a year, Turkmenistan ranks as one of the least visited countryies in the world, because it's extremely difficult and pricey to get in, much like North Korea.

Each tourist must be on an organized trip to get a visa.

Believe it or not, Turkmenistan is one of the wealthiest countries in Central Asia, because of their abundant natural gas reserves.

Russian is widely spoken, while English is not widely used locally.

The former dictator, Saparmurat Niyazov, is a guy that liked to do things his own way.

He banned opera, ballet and circuses because he thought that they were too noisy.

He only allowed white or silver cars on the roads and made it illegal to have pet dogs because he didn't like the smell.

All his weird laws have influenced society in the strangest of ways that will leave you scratching your head.

Mysterious Turkmenistan