Source: Wikipedia
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek 42°52′N 74°36′E
Official languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
Government: Republic
President: Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Prime Minister: Feliks Kulov

Independence from the Soviet Union :
- Declared 31 August 1991
- Completed 25 December 1991

Area:
- Total 199,900 km² (86th) 77,181 sq mi
- Water (%) 3.6

Population:
- July 2005 estimate 5,264,000 (111th)
- 1999 census 4,896,100
- Density 26/km² (176th) 67/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate:
- Total $10.764 billion (134th)
- Per capita $2,088 (140th)

HDI (2003): 0.702 (medium) (109th)

Currency: Som (KGS)

Time zone: KGT (UTC+6)

Internet TLD: .kg

Calling code: +996

Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz and Russian: Кыргызстан, variously transliterated, also Kirgizia or Kirghizia), officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it borders Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and the People's Republic of China to the southeast. Kyrgyzstan means the "Land of the Kyrgyz". The country is also occasionally called "the Switzerland of Central Asia".