Kyrgyzstan

• Area: 199,951 sq. km (77,201 sq. mi.)
• Population: 5,727,553 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 1.09% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 70.7 years (2016)
• Languages: Kyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%
• Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
• Formal name: Kyrgyz Republic
• Alternate names: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Kirgizia, Kirgizskaya Respublika, Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Respublikasy, Kyrgyzstan Respublikasy, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
• Government type: parliamentary republic
• Leaders: chief of state: President Almazbek ATAMBAEV; head of government: Prime Minister Sooronbay JEENBEKOV
• Capital: Bishkek
• Administrative divisions: 7 provinces and 2 cities
• GDP per capita (PPP): $3,400 (2015 est.)
• Exports: gold, cotton, wool, garments, meat; mercury, uranium, electricity; machinery; shoes
• Imports: oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs
• Currency: som (KGS)

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