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Country
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Kyrgyzstan | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
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5,496,737
| 2,646,314
|
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Life Expectancy
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69.450 years
| 77.280 years
|
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Capital City
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Bishkek
| Kuwait
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Largest city
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| Bishkek (population: 900,000) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.694
| 0.912
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| GDP per capita |
$2,400 US
| $42,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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98.7%
| 93.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
1.8
| 4.3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25.6%
| 3.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
8.600%
| 2.200%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional emirate
|
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Independence date
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31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
|
| Languages |
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Exports |
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
|
| External Debt |
$3,601,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
| 5.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
199,951 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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