Central Asia

(Chief of State)
COUNTRY GOV'T TYPE LEADERS AREA POPULATION POP. DENSITY NAT'L HOLIDAY INDEPENDENCE RELIGION
(Head of Gov't)

Muslim 47%
Pres Nursultan
15,460,484 DEC 16 16 December 1991 Russian Orthodox 44%
Kazakhstan Republic NAZARBAYEV 2,724,900 sq km 5.67
(July 2010 est.) (Independence) (from the Soviet Union) Protestant 2%
PM Karim MASIMOV
Other 7%

Pres BAKIEV Muslim 75%

Kyrgystan Republic PM CHUDINOV 199,951 sq km 5,508,626 27.55 AUG 31 31 August 1991 Russian Orthodox 20%
(both replaced by Roza (July 2010 est.) (Independence) (from the Soviet Union)
OTUNBAEVA) Other 5%

Sunni Muslim 85%

Pres Emomali RAHMON 7,487,489 SEPT 9 9 September 1991
Tajikistan Republic 143,100 sq km 52.32 Shia Muslim 5%
PM Oqil OQILOV (July 2010 est.) (Independence) (from the Soviet Union)
Other 10%

Muslim 89%
President Gurbanguly 4,940,916 OCT 27 27 October 1991
Turkmenistan Republic 488,100 sq km 10.12 Eastern Orthodox 9%
BERDIMUHAMEDOW (July 2010 est.) (Independence) (from the Soviet Union)
unknown 2%

Muslim 88% (mostly

Pres Islom KARIMOV 27,865,738 SEPT 1 1 September 1991 Sunnis)
Uzbekistan Republic 447,400 sq km 62.28
PM Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (July 2010 est.) (Independence) (from the Soviet Union) Eastern Orthodox 9%
Other 3%