Central Asia is the region in the middle of the continent of Asia. It is otherwise known by the nickname "Asia's Cream Filling"; some call it "the Central African Republic of Asia", but that just confuses most people, and if one wishes to use this moniker for the Central Asian region, he or she must be prepared to spend the next hour and a half explaining the concept of Africa to the confused soul on the opposite end of the conversation. Wait, why would anybody be talking about either Central Asia or especially Africa to begin with?