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Red
field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40
Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the
reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two
sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the roof of the
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Administrative divisions: 7 provinces (oblastlar, singular -
oblasty).
Provinces: Batken, Chuy, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, Osh, Talas, Issyk-Kul
Population: 4,822,166 (July 2002 est.)
Nationality: noun: Kyrgyzstani(s); adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Ethnic groups: Kyrgyz 52.4%; Russian 18%; Uzbek 12.9%; Ukrainian 2.5%; German 2.4%; other 11.8%
Languages: Kyrgyz (official); Russian (official since December 2001)
Religions: Muslim 75%; Russian Orthodox 20%; other 5% |
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Labour force: 2.7 million (2000)
By occupation:
agriculture: 55%
industry: 15%
services: 30% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate: 7.2% (1999 est.)
Population below poverty line: 55% (2001 est.)
Agricultural products: Tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats,
cattle, wool
Note! Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut
Natural Resources: Abundant hydropower;
significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable
coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth,
lead, and zinc
Industries: Small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs,
refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals
GDP: Composition per sector:
agriculture: 38%
industry: 27%
services: 35% (2000 est.)
Environment - current issues: Water pollution; many
people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a
result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from
faulty irrigation practices
Environment international agreements:
Partly to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
Signed, but not ratified: None
International Organization Participation: AsDB, CCC, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE,
ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW (signatory), OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UPU, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS) Rate (per $US): 42.5 (August 2003)
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Time: GMT + 5 (GMT + 6 from second Sunday in April to
Saturday before last Sunday in September)
Telephony: Country code: 996 (312 for Bishkek)>more
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