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: 157e )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: 157e )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
See also
