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 | KYRGYZSTAN[Kyrgyz Republic ; Kyrgyzston ; Qyrgyzston] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Kyrgyzstan |
| country code ISO: KG //; - FIPS: KG |
| location: Central Asia |
| time zone: +5 UT |
| surface (land) area: 198500 sq.km = 76640 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 42° N / South: 39° N / East: 80° E / West: 69° E |
| borders (land): Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: cold arid (mountainous regions), hot arid (lower regions) |
| Government |
| independent since: 1991-08-31 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Bishkek |
| administrative division: province (6), city of republic subordination (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1999): 4822,938 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 4685,230; or: 4915,000 // -; 2001: 4968,000 |
| population density: 25 per sq.km = 64 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,8% //; - doubling time: 44 years |
| birth rate: 26 - 29 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 - 9 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 31 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 64 - 68 years (male: 59 - 65; female: 68 - 73) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 39% //; - 15-59 years: 53% //; - 60+ years: 8% |
| urbanisation: 35% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Kyrgyz 65%; Uzbek 14%; Russian 13%; Dungani 1%; Ukrainian 1%; Uighur 1%; Kazakh 1%; Tajik 1%; Tatar 1%; other 3% |
| languages: Kyrgyz, Russian (both official) |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 70%; Christian (predominantly Russian Orthodox 6%); non religious 25% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 81% |
| people per physician: 320 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 44% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 11% |
| adult literacy: 97% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Som = 100 tyiyn |
| annual inflation rate: 110% |
| population below poverty line: 51% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 2250 per capita |
| GNI USD 270 per capita //; - [ppp: 2540] |
| GDP growth: -5% |
| income: USD 1550 per capita |
| import: USD 522 per capita //; - export: USD 409 per capita |
| trade: USD 30 per capita //; - or 81% of GDP |
| trade partners: predominantly CIS countries |
| human development index: 0,707 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 92 |
| female labour force: 47% |
| unemployment: 6% |
| tourism: 0,07 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 13% //; - grass land: 69% //; - wooded area: 6% //; - arid land and desert: ca 10% |
| agriculture: labour force: 33% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 42% |
| agricultural products: grain, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, seed cotton, grapes, tobacco |
| livestock (1000s): camels: 47 / cattle: 932 / goats: 234 / horses: 328 / pigs: 88-105 / poultry: 3080 / sheep: 3264 |
| fish catch: 48 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 28% //; - part of industry in GDP: 45% |
| industrial products: textiles, food processing, construction materials & cement, footwear & leather, small machinery |
| mining products: coal, antimony, pas, oil, tin, mercury, iron, uranium, zinc, gold |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,3 |
| services: labour force: 39% //; - part of services in GDP: 15% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 504 |
| electricity use (per capita): 1512 |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 18560, or 28400 km //; - of which paved: 91% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 33 per 1000 |
| railways: 424 km //; - railways passenger/km: 131 |
| navigable inland waterways: 466, or 600 km |
| ownership telephone: 77 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 113 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 45 - 247 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 11 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 4920 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Pik Pobedy 7439 m, Pik Dankova 5982 |
| lowest point: possibly in the northernmost point where the river Chu leaves the country at an altitude of ca 600 m |
| lakes (natural): Ozero Issyk-Kul |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): |
| rivers: Naryn, Kyzyl-Suu, Chu |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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