Capital of Kyrgyzstan:
Bishkek (Бишкек)
Area of Kyrgyzstan: 199,951 km² (77,201 mi²) (
86th)
Population of Kyrgyzstan: 7,186,009 (
107nd) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central Asia
Languages of Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz (state language) 70.9%,
Russian (official language) 16.3%,
Uzbek 10.7%,
others 2.1% (2020 est.)
Religions of Kyrgyzstan: Muslim 90% (majority
Sunni),
Christian 7%,
Others 3% (includes
Jews, Buddhists, Baha’is and Irreligion) (2021 est.)
Ethnic groups in Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz 77.8%,
Uzbeks 14.2%,
Russians 3.8%,
Dungans 1.0%,
Tajiks 0.9%,
Others 2.3% (includes
Uyghurs,
Turks,
Kazakhs,
Tatars,
Ukrainians,
Koreans,
Germans) (2024 est.)
Currency:
Kyrgyzstani som (
c) (
KGS)
Calling code: (
+996)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
Border countries (4):
China 1,063 km,
Kazakhstan 1,212 km,
Tajikistan 984 km,
Uzbekistan 1,314 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Administrative divisions of Kyrgyzstan
7 provinces (oblustar, singular - oblus)
and 2 cities* (shaarlar, singular - shaar):
Batken Oblusu, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblusu (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblusu, Naryn Oblusu, Osh Oblusu, Osh Shaary*, Talas Oblusu, Ysyk-Kol Oblusu (Karakol).
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note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses).
Natural resources: abundant
hydropower; significant deposits of
gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable
coal,
petroleum, and
natural gas; other deposits of
nepheline,
mercury,
bismuth,
lead, and
zinc .