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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Kyrgyzstan 
 Main prefix
 EX 
 Time zone
 +5 h 
 Continent
 Asia 
 
          Kyrgyzstan          
 
 Kyrgyzstan 

 Kyrgyzstan - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Kyrgyzstan          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt.
 
          Kyrgyzstan          
 
 Kyrgyzstan 
 Capital: 
Bishkek
 Administrative
 divisions: 
7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 2 cities* (shaar): Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Osh* [city], Talas Oblasty, and Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol).

Administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses).
 Population: 
4,822,166 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Kyrgyz - official language, Russian - official language
in December 2001, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kyrgyz
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
41° 00' N, 75° 00' E
 Area total: 
198,500 sq. km
 Land area: 
191,300 sq. km
 Water area: 
7,200 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
3,878 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m - Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.kg
 Currency: 
Kyrgyzstani som (KGS)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Kyrgyz Republic
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Kyrgyzstan
 Name - local
 long form: 
Kyrgyz Respublikasy
 Name - local
 short form: 
none
 Former name: 
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
 Independence: 
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
 Constitution: 
adopted 5 May 1993
amendment proposed by President AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 10 February 1996 significantly expands the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 31 August (1991)
 
          Kyrgyzstan          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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