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Kyrgyzstan

41.0N 75.0E · 21 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE SOVIET UNION · 31 AUGUST 1991
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2005 – present · A Turbulent Republic: Revolution, Violence and Competitive Politics
4 EVENTS
Apr 2010 · The 2010 revolution ousts Bakiyev 2 REFS
Jun 2010 · Ethnic violence in the south 2 REFS
1991 – 2005 · Independence and the Akayev Years
3 EVENTS
31 Aug 1991 · Kyrgyzstan declares independence 2 REFS
Mar 2005 · The Tulip Revolution 2 REFS
1917 – 1991 · Soviet Kirghizia
4 EVENTS
1924 · Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast created 2 REFS
5 Dec 1936 · The Kirghiz SSR becomes a union republic 2 REFS
1700 – 1916 · The Khanate of Kokand and the Russian Conquest
3 EVENTS
early 19th c. · Kyrgyz under the Khanate of Kokand 2 REFS
1876 · Russia annexes Kokand; Kyrgyzstan under imperial rule 2 REFS
c. 900 – 1700 · The Silk Road, the Tian Shan and the Mongol Age
4 EVENTS
10th–12th c. · Karakhanid Balasagun and the Burana tower 2 REFS
early 13th c. · Mongol conquest of Central Asia 2 REFS
c. 200 BCE – 1200 CE · The Yenisei Kyrgyz and the Epic of Manas
3 EVENTS
840 · The Yenisei Kyrgyz destroy the Uyghur Khaganate 2 REFS
c. 9th–12th c. · Transmission of the epic of Manas 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Bishkek
Population
5.8 m
Area
199,951 km²
Region
Central Asia
Languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
Currency
Kyrgyzstani som (с)
Demonym
Kirghiz
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$23 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$3,081’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
11.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.2%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
92.4%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
7.3 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
34.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.6’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
99.2%’09 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
42.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
57.3’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
34.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
46.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
40.9’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
24.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.57’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
16.8’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
73.9%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
99.2%’09 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
6.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
99.0%’25 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
91.7%’25 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
53.9%’25 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
92.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
107’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
10.7%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
191,800 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
7.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
54.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
27.6%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
11.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
11.2%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
3.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$473 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
21,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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