Cooperation Between Iran and Central Asian Countries in Rail and Road Transportation: Opportunities

The five Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkenistan,Kyrgistan and Tajikistan occupy a geographically contiguous area, on the east China, on the west by khazar Sea and on the south by Iran and Afghanistan. Their land area is some 4 million sq and they together have population more than 50 million. Most of area endowed with natural resources and in the former Soviet system was providing raw material for the Soviet industry and also agriculture products.