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Official Name
Kyrgyz Republic
Region
Asia
Sub-Region
Central Asia
Capital
Bishkek
Currency
Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
Independence Day
31 Aug 1991: Independence from USSR in 1991.
Population
5,824,000
Nationality
Kirghiz
Ethnic Group
73.0% Kyrgyz, 14.6% Uzbek, 6.0% Russian, 1.1% Chinese, 5.3% others
Area
199,951 km2
Neighbor Countries
China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Time Zone
KGT (UTC+6)
Geo Location
Latitude 41.00, Longitude 75.00
Dialing Code
+996
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code
KG
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code
KGZ
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code
417
Code for International Olympic Committee
KGZ
Country Domain (ccTLD)
.kg