Central Asian Geography Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What country did all the Central Asian countries use to be part of until 1991? Soviet Union
94%
What language has official status in both Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan? Russian
83%
What major lake does Central Asia border to its west? Caspian Sea
82%
What ancient trading road went through Central Asia for getting to the west? Silk Road
81%
What is the new name of the Kazakh capital of Astana? Nur-Sultan
77%
What type of landlocked country is Uzbekistan? Double-landlocked
72%
What country is sometimes associated with Central Asia, but is not counted so by the U.N.? Afghanistan
69%
What is the most populous metropolitan area in the region? Tashkent
67%
What lake, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has been shrinking since the 1960s? Aral Sea
66%
The name of what Central Asian capital means "the city of love" in that language? Ashgabat
61%
The official language of Tajikistan is a variety of what language? Persian
59%
What river parts the "European" side of Kazakhstan? Ural River
58%
With what European peninsula does the western region of Turkmenistan share its name? Balkan
49%
To what ethno-linguistic group of people does the majority of the region belong? Turkic people
48%
What is another name for the above? Farsi
47%
What three letters make the name of the second biggest city in Kyrgyzstan? Osh
30%
What river, that flows into the above, makes most of Tajikistan's southern border? {Amu} Darya
27%
What name does both Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan's currencies have? Som
20%
What mountain range covers almost 80% of the area of Kyrgyzstan? Tian Shan
20%
What lake in Kazakhstan is the largest in Central Asia - as well as Asia's third largest? Balkhash
18%
By what mountain range is Tajikistan mostly covered? Pamir Mountains
18%
Meaning Black Sand, what is the Central Asia's largest desert? Karakum
16%
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