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Official name:
Kyrgyz Republic
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Head of State:
H.E Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiyev
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National Day:
31st of August
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Capital:
Bishkek
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Area:
198,500 sq. km
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Land boundaries:
3,878 km
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Border countries:
China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km
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Coastline:
None (landlocked)
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Climate:
Dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone.
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Natural resources:
Abundant hydro-electric potential; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc.
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Land use (1998):
Meadows and pastures:
45%
Irrigated land:
10,666 sq Km (1998)
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Population:
5.14 million (2005)
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Population growth rate:
0.90% (2005)
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Ethnic composition:
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Religions:
Muslim and Russian orthodox
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Languages:
Kyrgyz and Russian, official languages
(Note: in March 1996, the Kyrgyz legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language along with Kyrgyz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate).
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Literacy:
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Currency:
Som(KGS)
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Exchange Rate:
41.01 (KGS / 1US$) Annual Average (2005)
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GDP:
2461 Million US$ (2005)
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GDP per capita:
478 US$ (2005)
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GDP growth rate:
-0.2 % (2005)
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Total Imports :
1718.2 million US $ (2006)
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Total Exports :
794.1 million US $ (2006)
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Foreign Direct Investment :
182 million US $ (2006)
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Total External Debt :
1980 million US $ (2006)
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Inflation Rate:
4.3 % (2005)
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Unemployment Rate:
9.3 % (2006)
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Main Industries:
Small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals
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Electricity:
Capacity: 3,660,000 kW
Production: 13.758 billion kWh
Consumption per capita: 3,031 kWh (1995)
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Transportation :
Ports:
Balykchy Karakol (situated on the Issykkul Lake)
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Agricultural products:
Wool, tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries, sheep, goats, cattle, grain.
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