land of little sticks

longest river in Europe

Land of the -stans. The -stan farthest west.

Islamic crier

the belief in one god

weathered rock

largest lake in the world

Land of the -stans. Smallest of the -stans.

people who travel from place to place with no permanent home

this country is at the eastern end of the Silk Road.

Russian monarchs

traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia

Land of the -stans. Astana is the capital of this -stan.

Noah's Ark is supposed to have landed on

currency of Russia

"openness" - post-Soviet policy of allowing citizens and media to criticize the government

mountains that span between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Land of the -stans. This -stan shares its western border with Turkmenistan.

large, portable, round tents

Name the largest country in the world and how many time zones it covers.

Russian currency

deepest lake in the world

This is the only of the -stans which does not have a Turkish speaking ethnic group as its majority.

Onion domes rest on these.

Post-Soviet policy of restructuring their economy.