Uzbekistan
- Location: Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
- Capital: Tashkent
- Border Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan.
- Bordering Waterbodies: Aral Sea
- Geography: Part of the Eurasian Steppe or Great Steppe.
- Climatic Type: Continental Climate
- Major International Groupings: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and hosts the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.
Kyrgyzstan
- Location: It is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges.
- Capital: Bishkek
- Border Countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China.
- International Cooperation: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Eurasian Economic Union (EES), and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Source: The Indian Express