Central Asia — twenty-five years after the breakup of the USSR
These nations are characterized by diverse physical geography that dictates their economic potential: Central Asia — twenty-five years after the breakup
: Dominated by the East European Plain , this area features fertile agricultural land and major river systems like the Dnieper. the Caucasus ( Armenia
The comprises 11 sovereign nations across three distinct geographic sub-regions: Eastern Europe ( Belarus , Ukraine , Moldova ), the Caucasus ( Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia ), and Central Asia ( Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ). 1. Geographic Sub-regions and Natural Landscapes and Central Asia ( Kazakhstan
The economic landscape is largely defined by natural resource availability and the legacy of Soviet industrialization: