BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are countries located in Central Asia, which is in the center of the Eurasian continent. Central Asia is a geographic subregion of the Asian continent, located between Western Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia, and Eastern Europe. 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 Russian Federation forms its entire northern border. Located along the eastern border of the Central Asian region, southeast of Kazakhstan, west of the People's Republic of China, east of. Positioned at the crossroads of many ancient civilizations, Central Asia has witnessed the ebb and flow of empires, major trade activity along the Silk Road, and the evolution of political and cultural paradigms.
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