Mountains cover more than 90 percent of this Central Asian republic.
Photograph by Kalandarov Nozim/ITAR-TASS/CORBIS
Related Features
-
Snow Leopards
The elusive Central Asian snow leopard steps into a risk-filled future.
-
Bactrian Camel
Bactrian camel: One hump or two? Learn about these truly wild, but endangered, camels of Mongolia and China.
-
Frozen Assets
Awash in oil wealth, Siberia goes upscale.