Geography of Turkestan
Map of Turkestan. The area behind the pink line was added in 1997
Factfile
Area: 1,915,316 sq. çaqırım
(842,166 sq. mi.)
(2,181,200 km²)
Population: 51.6 million
Population by ethnic group:
Üzbeks: 19.2 million (37.2%)
Qazaqs: 14.03 million (27.2%)
Tajiks: 5.88 million (11.4%)
Turcomans: 3.51 million (6.8%)
Kırğız: 3.57 million (6.9%)
Qaraqalpaqs: 2.6 million (5.0%)
Russians: 2.47 million (4.8%)
Uygurs: 0.98 million (1.9%)
Capital city: Buxara
Other major cities: Almalıq, Aşğabat, Bişkek, Qaşgar, Samarqand, Merv, Taraz, Qızıl-Su, Aq-Meşit
Ilxan (Head of State): Sultan Qasım-ulı Ilxan
Head of Government: Nuraslan Näzbek-ulı Keņesbaşı