Country code: KG
Location: Central Asia, west of China
Area: total: 198,500 sq km (water: 7,200 sq km;
land: 191,300 sq km)
Population: 4,892,808 (July 2003 est.)
Capital: Bishkek
Languages: Kyrgyz - official language, Russian
- official language
Currency: Kyrgyzstani som
Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other
5%
Industries: small machinery, textiles, food processing,
cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors,
gold, rare earth metals
Agriculture - products: tobacco, cotton, potatoes,
vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries, sheep, goats, cattle, wool
Exports - commodities: cotton, wool, meat, tobacco,
gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropowe, machinery, shoes
Imports - commodities: oil and gas, machinery and
equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs