Kyrgyzstan

Asia
Central Asia, west of China.

41 00 N, 75 00 E

President Roza Otunbayeva	Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev

Capital
Bishkek

Government
Parliamentary republic

Religion
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%.

Population
5,508,626

Ethnic group
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uighur 1%, other 5.7%.

National Language                    
Kyrgyz
           
National Day
31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Anthem
National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

Currency
Som (KGS)

Attractions
Issyk Kul Lake

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Art & Cultural

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Issyk Kul Issyk Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea. Although it is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, it never freezes;[citation needed] hence its name, which means "hot lake" in the Kyrgyz language. The lake is a Ramsar site of globally significant biodiversity (Ramsar Site RDB Code 2KG001) and forms part of the Issyk-Kul Biosphere Reserve. It is also the site of an ancient metropolis 2500 years ago, and archaeological excavations are ongoing.