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Explore the beauty of the Kyrgyz Republic, located in Central Asia with stunning landscapes and diverse ethnic groups. Learn about its rich resources, population, and cultural heritage. Discover the capital, Bishkek, and the official languages of Kyrgyz and Russian.

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The Kyrgyz Republic

It is located in the north- eastern part of Central Asia. It borders with Kazakhstan in the north, with Uzbekistan in the west, with Tajikistan in the south- west, with China in the east and south-east

Total area: 199,900 km2

Length of state border: 4,503 km

Height of territory of Kyrgyzstan varies from 401 up to 7439 m above a sea level. About 94% of its territory is on a height of more than 1000 m above sea level, from which 40 % is higher than 3000 m above a sea level.

Kyrgyzstan has various kinds of resources: power, mineral, fresh and mineral water, has significant potential for development of tourism.

The countrys population is over 5.6 million. The largest ethnic group are Kyrgyz. They make up 72% of the population and are spread throughout the country

Other large ethnic groups are: Russian, Uzbek, Ukrainian, German, Tatar, Dungan, Kazakh, Uigur, Tadjik

Totally, representatives of 80 nations and nationalities live in Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Languages: national language- Kyrgyz, official language- Russian

Administrative division: 7oblasts, 40 administrative rayons, 22 cities and towns, 429 rural municipalities

Currency: Kyrgyz som

Kyrgyzstan is mountainous country. The highest point is Pobeda Peak (7439 m). The lowest point of Kyrgyzstan is located in Batken region, at an altitude of 401 m above sea level. .

Throughout the country there are two major mountain systems. They are Tien-Shan in the north-east and Pamir-Alay in the south-west.

In Kyrgyzstan there are 40,000 large and small rivers, over 2,000 lakes

Barsbek Kagan (winter 710/711) the ruler of the Kyrgyz Khanate . Headed in the early state of the Kyrgyz.

Soviet power was initially established in the region Kara- Kyrgyz Autonomous Repulic in 1919.

On 5 December 1936, the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as a full republic of the Soviet Union.

Kyrgyzstan is Independence State 31 August, 1991

The Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) is a sovereign, unitary, democratic, constitutional, secular, social state.

Kyrgyzstan joined with the other four Central Asian Republics to formally enter the new Commonwealth of Independent States on 21 December 1991.

In 1992, Kyrgyzstan joined the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE).

Oblasts: 1. Chui 2. Naryn 3. Issyk Kul 4. Talas 5. Osh 6. Jalal-Abad 7. Batken

Manas epic cultural heritage of Kyrgyz People.

Manasis a traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people. The poem, with close to half a million lines, is twenty times longer than Homer's Odyssey, and one of the longest epics in the world. Manas was a hero,who fought against the Chinese and Kalmyks in the 9th century to preserve Kyrgyz independence.