Explore Kyrgyzstan in Asia - Kyrgyzstan Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Kyrgyzstan with its capital Bishkek is located in Asia (Central Asia, west of China). It covers some 198,501 square kilometres (slightly smaller than South Dakota) with 5,356,000 citizens. Kirghiz, Uzbek and Russian are the languages used by people in Kyrgyzstan (consider regional differences). China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are bordering countries.

Pictures from Bishkek (Capital)

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About Kyrgyzstan

The terrain offers peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation. The average density of population is about 26 per km². The climate in can be described as dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains with subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley), temperate in northern foothill zone. Possible natural disasters include NA.

To reach someone in Kyrgyzstan dial +996 prior to a number. There are 498,300 installed telephones. And there are 4,487,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kg". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 8 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Tourism Information

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Kyrgyzstan dominates the Fergana Valley and forms the backdrop to the city of Osh, at the crossroads of important routes on the Central Asian Silk Roads. For more than...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Kyrgyzstan

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Kyrgyzstan is growing at an rate of 1.41% (or by 77,947 citizens). Each year 14,212 people leave this country (or 2.60 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.67%. Or an total increase of 92,159 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.