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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Republic
  • Кыргыз Республикасы  (Kyrgyz)
    Kırgız Respublikası
  • Кыргызская Республика  (Russian)
    Kyrgyzskaya Respublika
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Emblem of Kyrgyzstan
Flag Emblem
Anthem: 
Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик Гимни
Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni
National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic
Location of  Kyrgyzstan  (green)
Location of  Kyrgyzstan  (green)
Capital
and largest city
Bishkek
42°52′N 74°36′E / 42.867°N 74.600°E / 42.867; 74.600
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Religion Islam, Russian Orthodoxy
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Almazbek Atambayev
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Legislature Supreme Council
Independence from the Soviet Union
14 October 1924
5 December 1936
• Independence declared
31 August 1991
• Recognized
25 December 1991
Area
• Total
199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi) (87th)
• Water (%)
3.6
Population
• 2015 estimate
6,000,000 (110th)
• 2009 census
5,362,800
• Density
27.4/km2 (71.0/sq mi) (176th)
GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate
• Total
$20.095 billion
• Per capita
$3,363
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
• Total
$6.650 billion
• Per capita
$1,113
Gini (2012) 27.4
low
HDI (2014) Increase 0.655
medium · 120th
Currency Som (KGS)
Time zone KGT (UTC+6)
Drives on the right
Calling code +996
ISO 3166 code KG
Internet TLD .kg

Coordinates: 41°N 75°E / 41°N 75°E / 41; 75

Kyrgyzstan (/kɜːrɡɪˈstɑːn/ kur-gi-STAHN;Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан Kyrgyzstan (IPA: [qɯrʁɯsˈstɑn]); Russian: Киргизия), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Kırgız Respublikası; Russian: Кыргызская Республика Kyrgyzskaya Respublika), formerly known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia.Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.


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