1. Central Asia: Geography RUS412 Arizona State University David Mashuri

2. Map of Central Asia

3. Kazakhstan NursultanNazarbayev

4. Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev

5. Tajikistan Emomali Rahmonov

6. Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov

7. Uzbekistan Islom Karimov

8. Kazakhstan

9. Kyrgyzstan

10. Tajikistan

11. Turkmenistan

12. Uzbekistan

13. Country Data CountryKazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan CapitalAstanaBishkekDushanbeAshgabatTashkent Population15,233,2445,213,8987,320,8155,042,92027,307,134 Total Size2,717,300 sq km198,500 sq km143,100 sq km488,100 sq km447,400 sq km GDP Purchasing Power Parity $133.2 billion$9.033 billion$8.826 billion$30.02 billion$53.01 billion GDP Real Growth Rate 9%2%8%11%7.2% GDP per Capita $8,800$1,800$1,200$6,100$2,000 Unemployment Rate 7.6%18%12%60%0.7% officially, plus another 20% underemployed PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev 1990 Kurmanbek Bakiyev 2005 Emomali Rahmonov 1992 Saparmurat Niyazov 1985 Islom Karimov 1990