Map of Central Asia

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This Map of Central Asia shows lakes, governmental boundaries, countries, capital cities, and major cities.
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Last Updated: October 25, 2024

Central Asia, also known as Central Eurasia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and European Russia in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Siberia in the north. It includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Central Asia is bordered by Eastern Europe to the west, West Asia to the southwest, South Asia to the southeast, North Asia to the north, and East Asia to the east.

The area of Central Asia is approximately 1,545,741 square miles (4,003,451 square kilometers). The population of the region is more than 76 million.

Major and principal cities in Central Asia include Almaty, Ashgabat, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Kabul, and Tashkent.


List of Countries of Central Asia

List of Countries of Central Asia
Flag Country Capital Population (2021)[1] Area Currency
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Astana 19,196,465 2,724,900 sq km (1,052,090 sq mi) Tenge
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 6,527,743 199,951 sq km (77,202 sq mi) Kyrgyzstani som
Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan Dushanbe 9,750,064 143,100 sq km (55,251 sq mi) Somoni
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Ashgabat 6,341,855 488,100 sq km (188,456 sq mi) Manat
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Tashkent 34,081,449 447,400 sq km (172,742 sq mi) Uzbek sum

Countries are also sometimes included

Flag Country Capital Population (2021)[1] Area Currency
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan (partly) Kabul 40,099,462 652,230 sq km (251,827 sq mi) Afghani



References

1. ^ "World Population Prospects". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.