central asia and the caucasus states
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Central Asia and the Central Asia and the Caucasus StatesCaucasus States
BY: Ana Milena OliverosBY: Ana Milena Oliveros
1)A little introduction about Asia: 1)A little introduction about Asia: population, area and countries.population, area and countries.
Central Asia is the core region of the Asian Central Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north.
The population of Central Asia is of 67.1 The population of Central Asia is of 67.1 million persons.million persons.
2)What is the area of Central Asia?2)What is the area of Central Asia?
Central Asia covers an area of 3,994,300 square Central Asia covers an area of 3,994,300 square kilometers which includes some of the most kilometers which includes some of the most sparsely populated regions in the world.sparsely populated regions in the world.
3)What are the Caucasus states?3)What are the Caucasus states?
The Caucasus States are conformed by 5 The Caucasus States are conformed by 5 countries that are: Turkmenistan,Tajikistan, countries that are: Turkmenistan,Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
4)Where did Caucasus states come 4)Where did Caucasus states come from?from?
In modern contexts, all definitions of Central In modern contexts, all definitions of Central Asia include these five republics of the former Asia include these five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Afghanistan is also sometimes included.Afghanistan is also sometimes included.
5)Why are the Caucasus states called 5)Why are the Caucasus states called like that?like that?
Because a mountainous region in southeastern Because a mountainous region in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia that lies Europe and southwestern Asia that lies between the Black and Caspian seas in between the Black and Caspian seas in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and southeastern Russia.southeastern Russia.
