VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — ASIA
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KYRGYZSTAN
Kyrgyz Republic
KG · KGZ
INDEPENDENT 1991
"SWITZERLAND OF CENTRAL ASIA"
POPULATION
7.2M
AREA
199,951 km²
CAPITAL
Bishkek
CURRENCY
KGS
GDP / CAPITA
$1,900
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Jengish Chokusu, 7,439 m
LOWEST POINT
Kara-Daryya, 132 m
COASTLINE
Landlocked, 0 km
LAND BORDERS
4,573 km, 4 countries
TERRAIN
Mostly mountainous, dominated by the Tian Shan range; valleys and basins in the north and southwest.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
42.87°N, 74.59°E
TIME ZONE
KGT, UTC+6 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
China
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary republic
RELIGION
Islam, ~90%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
72 years
HDI
0.701 — High (rank 118)
LANGUAGES
KyrgyzOFFICIAL
RussianOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Gold mining
Textiles
Agricultural processing
Hydropower
TOP EXPORTS
Gold
Textiles & garments
Vegetables
TOP IMPORTS
Petroleum products
Machinery
Foodstuffs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 56%
Forest, 4%
Other, 40%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
2.9M
1970
3.6M
1980
4.4M
1990
4.9M
2000
5.4M
2010
6.7M
2020
7.2M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY SET