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| Country (long
form) |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
| Capital |
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Bishkek |
| Total Area |
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76,641.28 sq mi (198,500.00 sq km) |
| Population |
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4,753,003 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population
in 2050 |
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9,040,479 |
| Languages |
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Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language,
Russian - official language |
| Literacy |
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97.0% total, 99.0% male, 96% female
(1989 est.) |
| Religions |
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Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other
5% |
| Life Expectancy |
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59.2 male, 67.94 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
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Republic |
| Currency |
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1 Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) = 100 tyiyn |
| GDP (per capita) |
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$2,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
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small machinery, textiles, food
processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators,
furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals |
| Agriculture |
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tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables,
grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool |
| Arable Land |
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7% |
| Natural Resources |
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abundant hydropower; significant
deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally
exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc |
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