Kyrgyzstan

Basic facts about Kyrgyzstan

Country name: Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Country code: 303
Continent: Central Asia
Currency name: Kyrgyzstani som
Independence: 1991-08-31 00:00:00
Independent from: from the Soviet Union
Total area (km2): 199,951
Land area (km2): 191,801
Water area (km2): 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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +996
Domain: .kg