| Land area (sq. km) |
191,800.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
6.83 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
5,092,802.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.07 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
26.55 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
98.70 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
68.15 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
58.40 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
40.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
35.72 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% |
CIA |
| Language |
Kyrgyz (official), Russian (official) |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Bishkek |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic; Administrative Division: 7 provinces and 1 city; Independence day: 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Legal |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Kurmanbek BAKIYEV (since 14 August 2005) and Prime Minister Feliks KULOV (since 1 September 2005) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is the chief of state and Prime Minister is the head of government.cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister. elections: President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligibible for a second term), Prime Minister nominated by the president and approved by the Parliament |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
unicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh (75 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five year terms); elections: elections for the new unicameral body or Jorgorku Kenesh were held 27 February 2005, but the vast majority of positions remained undecided and were contested in the run off election on March 13 2005. |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court (judges are appointed for 10-year terms by the Supreme Council on the recommendation of the president); Constitutional Court; Higher Court of Arbitration |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
10.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
50.70 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.08 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
7.03 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
324.44 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
4.11 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
2.85 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
14.88 (2001) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.20 |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
4.45 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
18.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
2,099,800,064.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Kips |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
42.65 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
51.64 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
58.91 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
17.08 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
78.63 (2003) |
WDI |
