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The Kyrgyz Republic
President: Askar Akaev (1990)
Prime Minister: Amangeldy Muraliyev (1999)
Area: 76,000 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 4,546,055; (Kyrgyz, 52%; Russian, 21%; Uzbek, 13%, other, 14%); average annual rate of natural increase: 1.31%; birth rate: 21.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 75.9/1000; density per sq. mi.: 60
Capital and largest city (1994): Bishkek (formerly Frunze), 631,000
Other large city (1994): Osh 213,000
Monetary unit: Som
Languages: Kyrgyz (official); Russian is de facto second language of communication
Ethnicity/race: Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%
Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Literacy rate: 100%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $9.8 billion, $2,200 per capita. Real growth rate: 1.8%. Inflation: 18.4%. Unemployment: 6%. Natural resources: abundant hydroelectric potential; 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. Agriculture: tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool. Labor force: 1.7 million; agriculture and forestry, 40%; industry and construction, 19%; other, 41% (1995 est.). Exports: $630 million (1998 est.): cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, hydropower; machinery; shoes. Imports: $670 million (1998 est.): grain, lumber, industrial products, ferrous metals, fuel, machinery, textiles, footwear . Trading partners: China, U.K., former Soviet Union, Turkey, Cuba, U.S., Germany.
