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The world's largest zone of steppes are found in central Russia and neighbouring republics of Central Asia. The steppes begin east of the Volga river and extend through desert or semi-desert south of the Ural Mountains and to the north and east of the
Caspian SeaThe Caspian Sea is a landlocked sea in Asia. It is bordered by Russia ( Dagestan, Kalmykia, Astrakhan Oblast), Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran ( Guilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces), Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, with the central Asian steppes to the n. To the east of the Caspian Sea they extend through TurkmenistanTurkmenistan once known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. Turkmenistanyn Respublikasy Turkmenistan ( In Detail) (Ful, UzbekistanThe Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Ozbekiston Respublikasi ( In detail) National motto: none Official language Uzbek Capital Tash and KazakhstanKazakhstan ( Kazakh: #x49A;қ Qazaqstan Russian: Kazakhstan , also spelled Kazakstan is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Asia and a former republic of the now extinct USSR. It has borders with Russia, the People's Republic of China, and to the mountainranges of MongoliaAlternative meaning: Mongolia (region Mongolia ( Khalkha Mongolian: is a landlocked country in Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south. After the conquest of China by the Mongol Empire, much of Mongolia was ru, ChinaThis article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo, Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) is a country in continental East Asia with some oute, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan ( Kyrgyz: is a country in Central Asia. It borders the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek (formerly Frunze). History Main article: History of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan was annexed by the Russi, TajikistanThe Republic of Tajikistan , formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. Jumhurii Tojikiston ( In Detail) ( Full size) National motto: none Official la and Afghanistan. To the north on the eastern side of the Urals is the forested West Siberian Plain which extends nearly to the Arctic Ocean.