The Strange Geography of Central Asia

Central Asia is home to five countries—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan—and every single one ends with “-stan,” meaning “land.” But the region has an even stranger geographical feature: Uzbekistan is double-landlocked, meaning every country surrounding it is also landlocked. Only one other country on Earth shares this unusual geography: Liechtenstein. #centralasia #kazakhstan #uzbekistan #turkmenistan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #geography #liechtenstein #landlockcountry #geopolitics #geographythroughmaps #geographyfacts #facts #learning #mapanimation #map #maps #shorts #shortsfeed #shortvideo