translate English to French: The five countries referred to collectively as Central Asia (Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) lie at a key intersection between Europe and Asia and, historically and traditionally, they have represented an important meeting and transit point between the two continents.
Les cinq pays regroupés sous la dénomination Asie centrale (Kazakhstan, République kirghize, Tadjikistan, Turkménistan et Ouzbékistan) occupent, historiquement et traditionnellement, une position-clé entre l'Europe et l'Asie et représentent un point de rencontre et de transit important entre les deux continents.