Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asia country
41° N; 75° E -Kyrgyzstan covers about 198,394 sq. km (or 76,000 sq.mi),
or about the area of Minnesota. -The Tian Shan, meaning "heavenly
mountains" in Chinese, is towering system covering much of Kyrgyzstan,
includes some of the world largest glaciers. |
| Full
country name: |
Kyrgyz
Republic |
| Area: |
198,500 sq km (77,415
sq mi) |
| Population:
|
4.7 million |
| Capital: |
Bishkek (pop 670,000) |
| People:
|
52% Kyrgyz,
21% Russian, 13% Uzbek |
| Languages:
|
Kyrgyz, Russian |
| Religion:
|
75% Muslim,
20% Russian Orthodox |
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