Kyrgyzstan April 12, 2021 Asia , Bichkek , Central Asia , CIS , Commonwealth of Independent States , Conseil turcique , coton , Eurasia , Himalayas , hydropower , Kirghizia , Kyrgyzstan , laine , landlocked country , mountains , Naryn , Och , or , OSCE , Pic Lénine , Russia , Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Syr-Daria , tabac , Tian Shan , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , uranium , USSR , Yssyk Koul , Yssykköl , Ysyk-Köl Official name Kyrgyz Republic Name in local language Кыргыз Республикасы (ky) ; Кыргызская республика (ru) Continent Asia Subcontinent Central Asia Population (ranking: 111e ) 6,636,803 inhabitants (2021) Population growth 1.74 % / year Area 199,949 km² Density 33.19 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 156e )8.455 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 1,309 $USD (2019) GDP growth 4.50 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 71.70 years (2019) Birth rate 26.90 ‰ (2019) Fertility rate 3.34 children / woman (2019) Death rate (ranking ) 5.16 ‰ (2019) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 14.40 ‰ (2020) Literacy rate 99.75 % (2015) Official languages Kyrgyz, Russian Currency Som (KGS) HDI (ranking: 156e )0.697 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )54.86 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary republic Head of State President Sadyr Japarov National Day 31 August (independence of 1991) ISO Codes KG, KGZ Demonym Kyrgyzstani, Kyrgyz Tourists (ranking ) 463,900 people (2020)
Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country located in Central Asia. This former republic of the USSR gained independence when it broke up in 1991. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the north, China to the south-east, Tajikistan to the southwest, and Uzbekistan to the west.
Landscape of Kyrgyzstan Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Bichkek 980,400 inhabitants Och 281,900 inhabitants Djalalabad 108,300 inhabitants Karakol 73,000 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions (Oblastary) Population Area Batken 503,500 inhabitants 17,048 km² Bichkek (Ville) 980,400 inhabitants 170 km² Jalal-Abad 1,168,700 inhabitants 32,418 km² Naryn 281,000 inhabitants 44,160 km² Och (Ville) 281,900 inhabitants 183 km² Och (Région) 1,287,500 inhabitants 28,934 km² Talas 255,200 inhabitants 13,406 km² Tchouï 905,200 inhabitants 19,895 km² Yssykköl 476,800 inhabitants 43,735 km²
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