| Country (long form) |
Kyrgyz Republic |
| Capital |
Bishkek |
| Total Area |
76,641.28 sq mi
198,500.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than South Dakota) |
| Population |
4,685,230 (July 2000 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 |
59.06 male, 67.9 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) = 100 tyiyn |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,300 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture and forestry 55%, industry 15%, services 30%
(1999 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% |
| Exports |
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium,
hydropower; machinery; shoes |
| Imports |
oil and gas, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs |
| 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 |
| Current Environmental Issues |
water pollution; many people get their water directly
from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are
prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
357,000 (1995) |
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