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Country
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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President: Almazbek Atambayev
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President of the High Transitional Authority: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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5,548,042
| 22,599,098
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Life Expectancy
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69.750 years
| 64.850 years
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Capital City
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Bishkek
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Largest city
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| Bishkek (population: 900,000) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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0.694
| 0.533
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| GDP per capita |
$2,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.7%
| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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25.6%
| 9.4%
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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 except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Exports |
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
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| External Debt |
$3,666,000,000 $
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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 |
2.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
199,951 km sq
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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