A comprehensive textbook was created to help students, geography teachers, and for those who love and are interested in geography. The content of the material presented is aimed at studying the countries on the southern border of the Russian Federation. In a comprehensive manual, you can study the theory of countries such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea, and also solve many practical tasks. Already on the first pages of the manual you will see quar codes. By pointing your phone at them, you can watch interesting videos and read additional material. Active work on the development of the manual was taken by: Kudymov Arkhip Aleksandrovich; Pavlova Irina Veniaminovna, teacher of geography of the highest category, MAOU “Secondary School No. 65 with in-depth study of the English language”, Perm.