The Kyrgyz Republic

Kurmanbek Bakiev (2005)

Daniyar Usenov (2009)

4,892,808; (Kyrgyz, 52.4%; Russian, 18%; Uzbek, 12.9%; Ukrainian, 2.5%; German, 2.4%; other, 11.8% ) (growth rate: 1.7%); birth rate: 26.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 75.3/1000; density per sq mi: 64

Bishkek (formerly Frunze), 824,900

Osh 225,600

Temperate continental, lowlands summer average 26* C, winter -5* C

76,641 sq mi (198,500 sq km)

Som

220 Volt, 50 Hz

Metric

GMT +5

January 1 - December 31

Seven oblasts (regions) divided into raions (districts)

Based on civil law system of Kyrgyz Constitution (May 5, 1993)

Kyrgyz (official); Russian is de facto second language of communication

Kyrgyz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%

Islam, 75%; Russian Orthodox, 20%; other, 5%

97% (2001 est.)

GDP/PPP (2001 est.): $13.5 billion; per capita $2,800. Real growth rate: 5%. Inflation: 7%. Unemployment: 7.2% (1999 est.). Arable land: 7%. Agriculture: tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool. Labor force: 2.7 million (2000); agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (2000 est.). Industries: small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals. Natural resources: 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. Exports: $475 million (f.o.b., 2001 est.): cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, hydropower; machinery; shoes. Imports: $420 million (f.o.b., 2001 est.): oil and gas, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs. Major trading partners: Germany, Uzbekistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, U.S., Turkey.

Telephones: main lines in use: 487 500 (2002); mobile cellular: 45 000 (2002), Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 16. Internet users: 51 600 (2002)