Kyrghyz Republic
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Kyrgyz Republic |
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Anthem:
Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик Гимни Kırgız Respublikasının Mamlekettik Gimni National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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Location of Kyrgyzstan (green)
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| Capital and largest city |
Bishkek 42°52′N 74°36′E / 42.867°N 74.600°E |
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| Ethnic groups (2016) | |
| Religion | Islam, Christianity (Russian Orthodoxy) |
| Demonym | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Almazbek Atambayev | |
| Sooronbay Jeenbekov | |
| Legislature | Supreme Council |
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |
| 14 October 1924 | |
| 5 December 1936 | |
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• Independence declared
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31 August 1991 |
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• Recognized
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25 December 1991 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi) (87th) |
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• Water (%)
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3.6 |
| Population | |
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• 2016 estimate
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6,019,480 (110th) |
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• 2009 census
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5,362,800 |
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• Density
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27.4/km2 (71.0/sq mi) (176th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$21 billion |
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• Per capita
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$3,467 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$5.794 billion |
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• Per capita
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$956 |
| Gini (2012) | 27.4 low |
| HDI (2014) |
 0.655medium · 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
Kyrgyzstan 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.
Kyrgyzstan's recorded history spans over 2,000 years, encompassing a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, which has helped preserve its ancient culture, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural routes. Though long inhabited by a succession of independent tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under foreign domination and attained sovereignty as a nation-state only after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Since independence, Kyrgyzstan has officially been a unitary parliamentary republic, although it continues to endure ethnic conflicts, revolts, economic troubles, transitional governments and political conflict. Kyrgyzstan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Turkic Council, the TÜRKSOY community and the United Nations.
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