3. The Land and People of
Central Asia
• The Geography of Central Asia
– Varied climate and topography
– No real borders or demarcation
• Demographic Composition
– Settled areas: oases and valleys
– Nomadic communities: deserts and steppes
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10. CENTRAL ASIAN GEOGRAPHY
• 4,003,451 sq. km (68.1% Kazakhstan)
• 12,730 km Land Border
– 6,846 km Russia
– 2,805 km China
– 2,087 km Afghanistan
– 992 km Iran
• 3,662 km Coastline (100.0% Caspian Sea)
• 8.10% Arable Land (70.0% Kazakhstan)
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22. CENTRAL ASIAN DEMOGRAPHY
• Population – 61,183,253 (45.4% Uzbekistan)
• 24,767,924 Uzbek (40.5%) 694,643 Karakalpak (1.1%)
• 9,089,470 Kazakh (14.9%) 679,614 Tatar (1.1%)
• 7,371,791 Tajik (12.0%) 627,124 Ukrainian (1.0%)
• 7,134,938 Russian (11.7%) 371,052 German (0.6%)
• 4,199,779 Turkmen (6.9%) 271,533 Uighur (0.4%)
• 3,657,460 Kyrgyz (6.0%) 60,595 Dungan (0.1%)
• 2,257,330 Other (3.7%)
• Urban Population – 42%
• Growth Rate – 0.973%
• Median Age – 25.9 years
