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Kyrgyzstan Asia

KGZOfficially known as: Kyrgyz Republic

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Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan.

Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions. The Russian Empire annexed most of the territory of p ...

Latitude: 41
Longitude: 75

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Latitude: 39.04372
Longitude: -77.48749
Home country: United States

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Distance to Kyrgyzstan:
10,688.037 km

Terrain:

Peaks of the Tien Shan mountain range and associated valleys and basins encompass the entire country.

Natural Resources:

Abundant hydropower; gold, rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc.

Industries:

Small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, lumber, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals.

Population: 6,172,101

The vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains.

Area: 199,951 km²

slightly smaller than South Dakota

Landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level with an average elevation of 2,750 m; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes.

Code	Language
kir	Kyrgyz
rus	Russian

Kyrgyz (state language) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official language) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)

Code	Currency	Symbol
KGS	Kyrgyzstani som	с

Capital City: Bishkek

Local time: Thursday, December 11 at 9:40 pm (GMT+06:00)

The flag of Kyrgyzstan features a yellow sun with forty rays at the center of a red field. At the center of the sun is a stylized depiction of a tunduk.