Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Soviet Central Asia
Area
199,900 km²
Country Bounds
N: 43.2382, S: 39.1728, W: 69.2766, E: 80.2832
Landlocked
Yes
Coordinates of Capital
Bishkek (42.866665, 74.566666)
Terrain
peaks of the Tien Shan mountain range and associated valleys and basins encompass the entire country
Climate
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountainssubtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley)temperate in northern foothill zone
Border Countries
China 1,063 kmKazakhstan 1,212 kmTajikistan 984 kmUzbekistan 1,314 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Bishkek
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +6 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
6,322,800
Population Density
32.93 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Kyrgyzstani(s) Adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Distribution
the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, in the Tien Shan mountains