Question

what is central asia

Answer 1

central Asia means central or between part of Asia

Answer 2

Central Asia stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. It is also colloquially referred to as "the stans" as the countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of"

Central Asia has a population of about 70 million, consisting of five republics