Official name:

Kyrgyz Republic

Head of State:

President H.E Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiyev

National Day:

31^st 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:

Agricultural products:

Wool, tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries, sheep, goats, cattle, grain, gold

Main Industry

Small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals.

Population:

5.3 million (2008)

Population growth rate:

1.03% (2008)

Ethnic composition:

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:

Electricity:

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

Currency:

Som(KGS)

Exchange Rate:

41.39 (KGS / 1US$) Annual Average (2008)

GDP :

3316,9 million US$ (2008)

GDP per capita:

959,0 US$ (2008)

GDP Growth rate :

7.6 % (2008)

Inflation rate :

4.3 % (2005)

Unemployment rate :

8.3 % (2008)

Total Imports

3680.2 million US $ (2008)

Total Exports :

1498.4 million US $ (2008)

Foreign Direct Investment :

481 million US $ (2008)

Total External Debt :

n/a

Transportation: