Kirghizstan

Kyrgyz Republic Кыргыз Республикасы  (Kyrgyz) Kırgız Respublikası Кыргызская Республика  (Russian) Kyrgyzskaya Respublika
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Anthem:  Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик Гимни Kırgız Respublikasının Mamlekettik Gimni National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic
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	Kyrgyz (national) Russian (official)
Ethnic groups (2016)	73.0% Kyrgyz 14.6% Uzbek 6.0% Russian 1.1% Dungan 5.3% others
Religion	Islam, Russian Orthodoxy
Demonym	Kyrgyz
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Almazbek Atambayev
• Prime Minister	Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Legislature	Supreme Council
Independence from the Soviet Union
• Kara-Kirghiz AO	14 October 1924
• Kirghiz SSR	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
• 2016 estimate	6,019,480 (110th)
• 2009 census	5,362,800
• Density	27.4/km2 (71.0/sq mi) (176th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$21 billion
• Per capita	$3,467
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$5.794 billion
• Per capita	$956
Gini (2012)	27.4 low
HDI (2014)	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 Kırgızstan (IPA: [qɯrʁɯsˈstɑn]); Russian: Киргизия), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Kırgız Respublikası; Russian: Кыргызская Республика Kyrgyzskaya Respublika), 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.