
ABOUT KYRGYZSTAN

FACTS ABOUT KYRGYZSTAN
Official Name: Kyrgyz Republic
Population: (2022 est.) 7,000,000
Capital & Largest City: Bishkek
Area: 199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi)
Official languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
Currency: Kyrgyzstani som
Internet domain: .kg
International dialing code: +996
Borders: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, People's Republic of China
Time Zone: UTC+6 (KGT)
OTHER FACTS
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Kyrgyzstan or the Kyrgyz Republic is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east.
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It's capital and largest city is Bishkek.
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Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's 6.6 million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians.
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The Kyrgyz language is closely related to other Turkic languages.
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It’s one of the world’s least crowded countries.
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The mountainous Tian Shan region covers 80 per cent of Kyrgyzstan, which explains how the country has acquired the nickname ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’.
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It’s home to the world’s second-largest high-altitude lake -Lake Issyk-Kul. It lies at an altitude of 1,600 metres, measuring 113 miles long, 37 miles wide and reaching depths of 688 metres.