<P> Mentioned five countries of so called `` Central Asia '' region are situated far from the geographical midpoint of Asia in Russian Southern Siberia , the largest country of the `` Central Asia '' region - Kazakhstan - is partially out of Asia in Europe . Central Asia has a population of about 70 million , consisting of five republics : Kazakhstan ( pop . 18 million ) , Kyrgyzstan ( 6 million ) , Tajikistan ( 9 million ) , Turkmenistan ( 6 million ) , and Uzbekistan ( 31 million ) . Afghanistan ( pop . 35 million ) , which is a part of South Asia , is also sometimes included in Central Asia , as is Mongolia ( pop . 3 million ) , which is part of East Asia . </P>
<P> Mentioned five countries of so called `` Central Asia '' region are situated far from the geographical midpoint of Asia in Russian Southern Siberia , the largest country of the `` Central Asia '' region - Kazakhstan - is partially out of Asia in Europe . Central Asia has a population of about 70 million , consisting of five republics : Kazakhstan ( pop . 18 million ) , Kyrgyzstan ( 6 million ) , Tajikistan ( 9 million ) , Turkmenistan ( 6 million ) , and Uzbekistan ( 31 million ) . Afghanistan ( pop . 35 million ) , which is a part of South Asia , is also sometimes included in Central Asia , as is Mongolia ( pop . 3 million ) , which is part of East Asia . </P>
how many countries are there in central asia
how many countries are there in central asia
five
five