Kyrgyzstan
Currency code:
Currency name:
Kyrgyzstani som
Country name:
Kyrgyzstan
Capital:
Bishkek
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
August 31, 1991
Independent from:
from the Soviet Union
Total area:
199,951
Land area:
191,801
Water area:
8,150
Population:
5,548,042
Population note:
5,548,042 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Kyrgyz (state)Russian (official)
All languages:
Kyrgyz (official) 64.7%, Uzbek 13.6%, Russian (official) 12.5%, Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
Time zone:
KGT (UTC+5 to +6)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+996
Domain:
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