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Kyrgyzstan

Kirgisistan

Kyrgyzstan is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.

Borders: China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Capital
Bishkek
Region
Asia
Subregion
Zentralasien
Area
199,951 km²
Population
7,343,064
Languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
Neighbours
China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Did you know?

  • Geography

    Over 90 percent of Kyrgyzstan lies above 1,500 metres — the country is almost entirely mountainous.

  • Nature

    Issyk-Kul is one of the world’s largest mountain lakes and never freezes despite its elevation.

  • Culture

    The Manas epic, with over half a million lines of verse, is one of the longest epics in world literature — twenty times longer than the Odyssey.

  • Culture

    Hunting with trained golden eagles is still practised by Kyrgyz berkutchi today.

Frequently asked questions about Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan.