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Country
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Population
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18,056,072
| 5,496,737
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Life Expectancy
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54.590 years
| 69.450 years
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Capital City
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| Bishkek
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Largest city
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| Luanda (population: 2,776,170) | Bishkek (population: 900,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.484
| 0.694
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| GDP per capita |
| $2,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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67.4%
| 98.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.9
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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37.3%
| 25.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 8.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
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Independence date
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| 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
| Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
| Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
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| Exports |
| cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
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| External Debt |
| $3,601,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
1,246,700 km sq
| 199,951 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,600 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
| dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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