Area 199,900 sq km (77,181 sq mi)
Poplation 4,893,000
Capital city Bishkek (753,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Kyrgyz 65%, Russian 13%, Uzbek 13%, Ukrainian 1%, others
Language Kyrgyz and Russian (both official)
Religions Islam 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%
Currency Kyrgyzstani som = 100 tyiyn

The Republic of Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country between China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

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