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| Caspian Sea |
a large inland sea in Asia surrounded by the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. |
| Kazakhstan |
a Central Asian country located to the south of Russia. The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan. |
| Kyrgyzstan |
a Central Asian country bordered by China and Kazakhstan. The capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek. |
| Soviet Union |
The Soviet Union was a very large country that existed from 1922 until 1991. It was made up of the country of Russia and many other lands of eastern Europe and Asia. The city of Moscow in Russia was the capital of the Soviet Union, and Russia held the most power in the whole country. The Russian language was the official language everywhere. After 1991, many lands that had been part of the Soviet Union broke away from Russia and became independent. Some of these are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
| Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan is a country in Asia. Two of its neighbors are Iran and Kazakhstan. Part of the country lies on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Much of Turkmenistan is covered by desert. Farmers grow cotton in some parts of the country. The language that people speak there is called "Turkmen." |
| Uzbekistan |
a country in central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the north and Afghanistan to the south. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. |
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