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Country
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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Population
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5,496,737
| 50,726
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Life Expectancy
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69.450 years
| 74.840 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) | Basseterre (population: 12,920) |
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Human Development Index
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0.694
| 0.83
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| GDP per capita |
$2,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.7%
| 97.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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25.6%
| 6.7%
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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
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| parliamentary democracy
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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%
| Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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| Languages |
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
| English
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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 $
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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 |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
199,951 km sq
| 261 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 135 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, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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