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Kyrgyz Republic (official country name since 2011, formerly - Kyrgyzstan) is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Tian Shan mountain range makes up 80% of the nation and mountains, glaciers, alpine lakes and deep valleys dominate the landscape. 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level, with an average elevation of 2,750 m.

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Basic Facts		Source / Year:
Capital	Bishkek	http://www.mfa.gov.kg/contents/view/id/89
Population	1,012,500 (2019 est)	http://www.mfa.gov.kg/contents/view/id/89
Language	Official languages Kyrgyz and Russian	http://www.stat.kg/rus/home/census.pdf (1999 census)
Ethnic groups	Kyrgyz 73.3%, Uzbek 14.6%, Russian 5.6%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.4% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2019 est.)	2015 CIA World Factbook
Religions	75% - Muslim; 20% - Russian Orthodox; 5% - other	2015 CIA World Factbook
Country size (comparison)	About half of the size of Sweden	http://data.un.org (2012)
Population density (map)	26 per km²	http://www.mfa.gov.kg/contents/view/id/89
Border countries	China 1,063 km, Kazakhstan 1,212 km, Tajikistan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1,314 km. Total: 4,573 km.	2015 CIA World Factbook
Exports	Cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, , hydropower; machinery; shoes, garments	2015 CIA World Factbook
Imports	Oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs	2015 CIA World Factbook
Agricultural products	Tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool	2015 CIA World Factbook