Kyrgyz Republic
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Capital and largest city | Bishkek 42°52′N 74°36′E / 42.867°N 74.600°E |
Kyrgyz & Russian | |
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Kyrgyz |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Sadyr Japarov | |
Akylbek Japarov | |
Talant Mamytov | |
Legislature | Supreme Council |
Independence | |
840 | |
27 November 1917 | |
5 December 1936 | |
31 August 1991 | |
21 December 1991 | |
26 December 1991 | |
2 March 1992 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (85th) |
• Water (%) | 3.6 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 6,586,600 (110th) |
• 2009 census | 5,362,800 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (176th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $35.324 billion (127th) |
• Per capita | $5,470 (134th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $8.455 billion (141st) |
• Per capita | $1,309 (158th) |
Gini (2018) | ▲ 27.7 low |
HDI (2019) | 0.697 medium · 120th |
Currency | Kyrgyzstani som (c) (KGS) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +996 |
ISO 3166 code | KG |
Internet TLD | .kg |
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. The country is landlocked (has no coast) and mountainous. It has borders with China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek. It was a socialist republic of the Soviet Union, but became independent in 1991. The country was peaceful in the 1990s. Its president, Askar Akayev showed an autocratic and authoritarian character.
Russian is spoken as an official language at state level.