TM — Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country on the Caspian Sea, known for its vast Karakum Desert and extensive natural gas reserves. Ashgabat, the capital, holds the Guinness World Record for the highest concentration of white marble buildings. The Turkmenistani Manat (TMT) replaced the old Manat (TMM) in 2009. For developers, the TM country code maps to the tk-TM locale for Turkmen, which transitioned from Cyrillic to Latin script. The .tm domain has been marketed internationally as a 'trademark' domain. The +993 dialing code serves Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has very restricted internet access, with heavy censorship and limited international connectivity. The 2009 currency redenomination from TMM to TMT requires handling both codes in historical data. The .tm domain's trademark marketing has given it registrations far beyond Turkmenistan's small internet population. Turkmen's script transition from Cyrillic to Latin means older and newer data may use different scripts.