Kyrgyzstan 
May 25, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Kyrgyzstan, Country Information 

Kyrgyzstan
If One Respects One's Parents, One Will Be Respected By One's Children. 

General
Population: 5,587,443 (2011)
Land Area: 198,500 sq km
Natural Resources: Hydro power, gold, rare earth metals, coal, oil, natural gas, nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, zinc
Capital: Bishkek
Political System: Republic
State Leader: Roza Otunbaeva (2010)
Head of Government: Almazbek Atambaev (2010)
Languages: Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Russian, Dungun
Currency: Som (KGS)
Major Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, Other 5%
Major Ethnicities: Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, Other 5.7%
Life Expectancy: 70.04 years (2011) 

Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 4.444 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 11.85 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 2,200 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: -3.5% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 24.6%, Industry 25%, Services 50.4% (2010)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 48%, Industry 12.5%, Services 39.5% (2005)
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
Human Development Index: 0.598 (109th) 
Tourism Revenue: 97 million (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 18% (2004)

Military
Army Size: 12 500 (2004)
Budget: 1.4% of GDP (2005)

Current Situation
Kyrgyzstan is located in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan's economy struggled after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, because the Soviet Union was its dominant trading partner. However, the situation has improved and Kyrgyzstan has started exporting some of its mineral resources and is trying to secure investments in the sector. The GDP per capita remains very low, but the growth rate is relatively high. In 2010 following street protests the government of Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown and replaced with a caretaker government lead by Roza Otunbaeva.

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Sources :
CIA World Factbook: Kyrgyzstan 
Wikipedia: Kyrgyzstan
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/KGZ.html