Kyrgyz Republic

  

Capital: Bishkek.
National currency: som (from May, 1993).
Resident population (as of the веginning of the 2019) - 6,4 mln. persons.
Borders on China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
 

 

Natural and Geographic Characteristics and Environment Protection

Share in total territory 1, % :
agricultural lands – 32,8
forest area – 13,0
water basin area – 3,8
other – 50,4

Especially protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)
number, units - 23
total territory, thous. ha  - 1303

The longest rivers, km
(total length)
Chu - 1186
Naryn – 807
Talas - 661
Sary – Dzhaz – 292
Chatkal - 217
Karadarya - 180

The largest lakes, thous.  sq. km
Issyk-Kul - 6,2
Sonkul - 0,3
Chatyr-Kul - 0,2

The highest point, m
Peak of Victory - 7439

Average of many years temperature
January from -2,20C to -29,10C
July from +4,10C to +26,80C

1 Categories of the lands are given according to national land code.

Main Social and Economic Indicators of Kyrgyz Republic