Subregion · part of Asia

Central Asia

Country-by-country guide to Central Asia: capitals, flags, borders, area, and population for every nation in this UN subregion of Asia.

5 countries 83,124,907 people 4,003,451 km² total land area

Central Asia is the post-Soviet steppe heartland — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan — a region of deserts, mountains, and ancient Silk Road cities now connected by modern oil and gas corridors.

Use this page as an entry point into the subregion. Skim the table below for an at-a-glance comparison, then click any country to read the full editorial profile — capital, flag, official languages, currencies, bordering states, an embedded OpenStreetMap viewport, and links to high-resolution map services.

Astana 20,426,568 2,724,900 KAZ
Bishkek 7,281,800 199,951 KGZ
Dushanbe 10,499,000 143,100 TJK
Ashgabat 7,057,841 488,100 TKM
Tashkent 37,859,698 447,400 UZB