Kyrgyzstan (Кыргызстан)

Official name: Kyrgyz Republic
Also known as: Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyz), Кыргызская Республика (Russian)

Flag of Kyrgyzstan
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, UkrainiansKoreans, Germans) (2024 est.)
Currency: Kyrgyzstani som (c) (KGS)
Time zones: UTC+6 (KGT)
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
Kyrgyzstan Map Outline

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).
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 .