Central Asia is a religion in the Asian continent that stretches all the way from the Caspian Sea in the west through to China in the east side and also, from the Afghanistan in the South to Russia. Central Asia is sometimes known as the Middle Asia. Currently, Central Asia consists five republics, which were formally in the Soviet Union. Asia consists of the overall characteristics which are; it has the strong historical aspects of its nomadic people as a result, it acts as a crossroads for the movement of goods, people and the ideas between West Asia, Europe, East Asia and also the South Asia (Abazov, 21). The central Asia topic is about some of the countries or states in it. The other state is the Kyrgyzstan, which is seen as the most traditional state in the central Asia. Pakistan is also another state known as the most volatile state in central Asia. Tajikistan is, on the hand, another state known as the weakest state, Uzbekistan is known as the most repressive state, Turkmenistan as the most despotic state and finally, the Kazakhstan is known as the richest of all.
The majority of the Asians and its five republics are Muslims. Also, the central Asian republics are known to have the sedentary the eastern Iranian speaking, moreover, the crossroad has led to the interaction of different civilization.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan is a republic in the central Asia that is known as the weakest. The weak issue could have been brought by the states, many civil wars since a country without peace cannot flourish. It has experienced three government changes and also, five years of civil war since it gained independence in 1991 and from the USSR (Abazov, 43).
Random political and criminal violence has made it hard for the Tajikistan republic to grow and develop and also, engage itself internationally.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a state in the central Asia, which is between the Amu Diary Darya and the Sir Darya Rivers and also, the slopes of the Shan mountains. This republic is bounded by the Kazakhstan in the extreme north. This country is also very large, 3 times the state of California. Uzbekistan is mostly known as the most repressive country in Central Asia.
Nonetheless, this country is a president authoritarian republic ruling country. This country became independent in the year 1964 as the soviet socialists (Abazov, 45). Uzbekistan usually started to concentrate in growing of the cotton using an irrigation farming using fertilizers, chemicals, which caused a very critical environmental damage. The capital city of Uzbekistan is Tashkent and it uses Uzbekistan quantity, it has a population of 28,394,180 people and the people there are majority Muslims.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan was a long time ago, formerly known as Turkmenia; this country is also one of the Turkic states in Asia central. Its capital city is called Ashgabat. Turkmenistan borders the Afghanistan to the southeast and also, Iran to the southwest and south. The current Turkmenistan is located at the crossroads of the known civilians for centuries. Turkmenistan is known of its despotic government rule; despotic government is that government that is usually ruled rules by a dictator or a tyrant, which so much oppressive power by the ruling side. In 1991, this country became independent upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union at last (Abazov, 43). It was a despotic country since the state was ruled by a president for life; a certain president was to rule until death. The Oghuz tribes of the Turkic moved from Mongolia into the Land of Central Asia. Turkmenistan is globally being criticized for the violation of human rights; discrimination against ethnic minorities also has been a big issue. It is divided into five provinces, which are also known as the Welayatler and further divided into district. The majority are Muslims. Turkmenistan is widely known for natural gas exports and oil, agriculture and energy. Education is mandatory up to secondary level in Turkmenistan.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is a country situated in the central Asia, which is immensely in the Eurasian continent. It occupies 2,734,900 square kilometers. Astana is usually the capital city of Kazakhstan and it is ruled by constitutional government, which has a very powerful presidency leadership. Kazakhstan is also the largest landlocked country. The population of Kazakhstan country is 15,340,533 people. Also in Kazakhstan the official language is called Kazakh, which usually belongs to the Turkic larger family. In this country, there are over a 100 nationalities. On the other hand, it is officially a secular country, but Islam is the major religion. The Kazakhstans uses Tenge as their monetary value. This country is considered as the wealthiest country in Central Asia as a result of its major exports; textiles, wheat and also livestock. However, this country has oil and also; they are the number one uranium exporters. Their main culture is their traditional weddings, clothing, and sports. Conclusively, Central Asia includes of the above countries that are so much different, socially, economically, population, and many more factors (Abazov, 33). However, it has something common sense in all mentioned states majority are Muslims
References:
Abazov, Rafis. The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia. New York: Palgrave
Macmillan, 2008. Available at <http://ebookbrowsee.net/palgrave-concise-historical-atlas-of-central-asia-pdf-d359031997>
