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Kyrgyzstan - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)total population: 68.81 years
male: 64.8 years
female: 73.02 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
LanguagesLiteracy
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic Bishkek
IndependanceNational day
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)Independence Day, 31 August (1991)
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 5 May 1993; note - amendment proposed by President Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November 2006, President BAKIYEV and the opposition negotiated a new constitution granting greater powers to the parliament and the government; amendments added on 30 December 2006 redistributed some power back to the presidentbased on civil law system


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$2.24 billion (2006 est.)2% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$2,000 (2006 est.)18% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
40% (2004 est.)6.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$701.8 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)$1.177 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$621.2 million (2006 est.)som (KGS)
Military expenditures
1.4% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Central Asia, west of China 198,500 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zoneabundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
541,700 (2005).kg
Internet hostsInternet users
18,928 (2006)280,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
37 (2006)470 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
18,500 km gas 254 km; oil 16 km (2006)