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Kyrgyz

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Kyrgyz

Location

It is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east.

Area

About 200,000km2

Capital (approximate population)

Bishkek(750,000)

Business-related cities other than Bishkek (approximate population)

Osh(210,000), Jalal-Abad(70,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 5.36 million people

Racial Composition

73.5% Kyrgyz, 15% Uzbek, 5.5% Russian, 1% Dungan, Others

Language

Kyrgyz is the official language, Russian is the semi-official language

Religion

90% Muslim, 7% Christian, Other

Culture

It has a wide range of culture centered around Kyrgyz traditions and Islam.
- Issyk-Kul Lake
- Ala-Too Square
- Ala-Archa National Park
- Burana Tower
- Song Kol lake
- Tash Rabat
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
- Altyn Arashan

Education

Nine years of primary education is compulsory.
- Kyrgyz Russia Slavyan University
- American University of Central Asia
- University of Central Asia
- KYRGYZ-TURKISH MANAS UNIVERSITY
- Kyrgyz National University
- I. Razzakov Kyrgyz State Polytechnic University
- Ala-Too International University
- Osh State University


- National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic

A brief overview of Kyrgyz modern and contemporary history

1876 annexed to the Russian Empire
1917-23 The Russian Revolution sparked a civil war
1920- Soviet Land Reform. Settlement of nomads
1921 Becomes part of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Russian Federation
1924 Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Region within the Russian Federation is formed
1926 Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established
1936 Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union
1990 Ethnic clashes between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz around the southern town of Osh. State of emergency declaration
1991 Kyrgyz declares independence as Tan Republic. Joining the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
1993 Changed country name to Republic of Kyrgyz
2005 Massive protests against the president. presidential exile. (Tulip Revolution)
2007 Approved constitutional amendment
2008 Great earthquake in southern Osh state
2009 Announced the closure of US military bases after the aid and financing agreement from Russia. Withdrawal of US military base closure. Agreed to establish a second base in Russia
2010 Opposition hunger strike escalates into large-scale anti-presidential movement. The president resigns and goes into exile. More than 200 killed in clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbek ethnic groups in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad. Approved the new constitution. Parliamentary elections based on the new constitution.
2012 NATO agrees to use Kyrgyz territory to withdraw vehicles and military equipment from Afghanistan
2014 U.S. military base closure
2016 Approval of Constitutional Amendment Bill

Politics

It is a parliamentary democratic republic. The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
- Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Jogorku Kenesh
- Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic

GDP per capita

$1,293

Economy

It is the second poorest country in Central Asia after Tajikistan.


Asia

People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives

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