The Central Asian Republics would be the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. These were formally part of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and they achieved independence in late 1991. The South Caucasus mountains would be in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan which are west of the Central Asian Republics.
Central Asian Republics: Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan the transcuacasian republics: Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia
The Transcaucasian republics consist of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The Central Asian republics include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Canton= Hong Kong Peiking= Beijing
The 15 Soviet Socialist Republic's of the former USSR officially went their separate ways in October 1991, although several had split earlier. Even now, Russia still acts as the diplomatic focus for some of the central Asian former Republics.
None. The USSR consisted of 15 Republics including Russia. At the breakup of the USSR, each of the Republics eventually became an independent country - * Armenia * Azerbaijan * Belorussia * Estonia * Georgia (Gruziya) * Kazakhstan * Kirghizstan * Latvia * Lithuania * Moldavia * Russia * Tadzhikistan * Turkmenistan * Ukraine * Uzbekistan Each of the former Soviet Republics is now self-determining although Russia still acts as the diplomatic and consular representative for several of the Central Asian countries.
Central Asian countries used to be part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, whose capital was Moscow.
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After the end of the WW II many Asian countries gained their independence from the former British Empire, France and USA not always without local wars [Vietnam, Algiers etc..].
No. There are others that are larger than it.
The Caucasus & Central Asian republics
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