| Country (long form) |
: Kyrgyz Republic |
| Capital |
: Bishkek |
| Total Area |
: 76,641.28 sq mi (198,500.00 sq km)
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| Population |
: 4,753,003 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population
in 2050 |
: 9,040,479 |
| Languages |
: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language |
| Literacy |
: 97.0% total, 99.0% male, 96% female (1989 est.) |
| Religions |
: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% |
| Life Expectancy |
: 59.2 male, 67.94 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: republic |
| Currency |
: 1 Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) = 100 tyiyn |
| GDP (per capita) |
: $2,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals |
| Agriculture |
: tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool |
| Arable Land |
: 7% |
| Natural Resources |
: abundant hydropower; 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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