Central Asia, the central part of the Asian continent, consists of five countries, i. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with all five being developed as independent states of the former Soviet Union. As with other world regions, its exact boundaries vary depending on whether the definition is based on political groupings, statistical systems, or cultural. Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and most of Kazakhstan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan" (meaning 'land') in both respective. The C5+1 diplomatic platform represents the U. As a region of Asia, Central Asia is composed. US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five Central Asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1. These countries were formerly Soviet republics. (now Kazakhstan) in 1936, the Kirgiz S.
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