Official name: Kyrgyz Republic
Head of State: President H.E Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiyev
National Day: 31st of August
Capital: Bishkek
Area: 198,500 sq. km
Land boundaries: 3,878 km
Border countries:

China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km
Coast line:

None (landlocked)
Climate: Dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone.
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.

Land use:
Arable land: 7.137%
Meadows and pastures:  45%
Other:  48%
Irrigated land:  10,666 sq Km (1998)
Agricultural products: Wool, tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries, sheep, goats, cattle, grain.
Main Industry Small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals.
Population: 5.14 million (2005)
Population growth rate: 0.90% (2005)
Ethnic composition:
Kyrgyzs 52%
Russians 22%
Uzbeks  13%
Ukrainians  3%
Germans 2%
Others: 8%
Religions: Muslim and Russian orthodox
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).

Literacy:
Total 98.7 % (2005)
Electricity:

Capacity: 3,660,000 kW
Production: 13.758 billion kWh
Consumption per capita: 3,031 kWh (1995)

Currency:

Som(KGS)

Exchange Rate:

41.01 (KGS / 1US$) Annual Average (2005)
GDP :

2461 Million US$ (2005)
GDP per capita:

478 US$ (2005)
GDP Growth rate : -0.2 % (2005)
Inflation rate : 4.3 % (2005)
Unemployment rate : 9.3 % (2006)
Total Imports

1718.2  million US $ (2006)
Total Exports :

794.1 million US $ (2006)
Foreign Direct Investment : 182 million US $ (2006)
Total External Debt : 1980 million US $ (2006)

Transportation:
Railways: 417.2 Km
Highways: 28,400 Km
Ports:

Balykchy  &  Karakol (situated on the Issykkul Lake)

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