
| Asia > Central Asia > Kyrgyzstan | |
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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 | |