General
Information
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Total Land Area: |
199,900 km2 |
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Land boundaries: |
3,878 km |
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Coastline: |
0 km
(Landlocked) |
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Capital: |
Bishkek |
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Other Large
Cities: |
Osh, Dzhalal-Abad,
Karakol |
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Official
Language: |
Kyrgyz, Russian |
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National
Currency Unit: |
Kyrgyzstani Som
(KGS) |
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National Day: |
August 31 |
Location and
Geography
Kyrgyzstan is a
Central Asian
country located
between the Pamir-Alai
Mountains in the
South-west and the
Tien Shan Mountains
in the North-east.
The country is
bordered by China,
Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan. It is
mostly forested with
many lakes, the
largest one and at
the same time the
second biggest in
the world being
Issyk-Kul.
Agriculture is
performed in the Chu
River valley in the
North and the
Fergana valley in
the South. Over half
of the cultivated
area is irrigated.
The flora of
foothill plains is
desert and half
desert. Kyrgyzstan
is surrounded by
deserts and plains
in the North, West,
and South-east,
making the contrast
with the climate and
landscape of its
mountainous
interior. The
climate is generally
cold in winter and
desert-like hot in
summer. The air is
dry throughout the
year.
Demography
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Population:
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4.97 million
(2002) |
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Crude Birth
Rate:
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20 per thousand
people (2002) |
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Crude Death
Rate:
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7 per thousand
people (2002) |
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Infant Mortality
Rate:
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22 per thousand
(2002) |
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Life Expectancy:
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Male: 64 years,
Female: 72 years
(2002) |
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Urban
Population:
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34.0 percent
(2002) |
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Adult Literacy:
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98.70 percent
(2002) |
Economy
Kyrgyzstan is an
industrial and
agrarian country.
There are
significant mineral
reserves such as
tin, tungsten, rare
earth elements,
coal, gold,
antimony, lead and
uranium. The leading
industrial sectors
are electric power
generation,
non-ferrous
metallurgy and
mining. The
cultivation of
fruits, vegetables,
cereal, grains, and
the production of
tobacco, cotton and
wool are the leading
agricultural
activities. The
country imports
wheat, rice and
animal feeds. Most
of the arable land
is devoted to
pasturage for
livestock and to
growing hay.
Livestock consists
of sheep, goats,
cattle, horses and
yaks.
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GDP at Current
Market Prices:
|
1607 million US$
(2002) |
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Per Capita GDP:
|
323 US$ (2002) |
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Share of Sectors
in GDP:
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36.0%
Agriculture,
20.0% Industry,
44.0% Services,
(2002) |
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Total Exports:
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486 million US$
(2002) |
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Total Imports:
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587 million US$
(2002) |
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Major Exports
Items: |
Cotton, wool,
chemicals, gold,
ferrous metals
and tobacco
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Major Imports
Items: |
Goods and
services for the
power industry,
lumber,
industrial
products, fuel
and textiles |
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Major Trading
Partners: |
Germany,
Uzbekistan,
Russia, China,
Kazakhstan, US
and Turkey |
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