Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign state in Central Asia. Its capital is Bishkek. About 7.3 million people live there (2025). It covers 199,951 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Bishkek
- People (2025)
- 7.3 million
- Area
- 199,951 km²
- Currency
- Kyrgyz som
Kyrgyzstan at a glance
- In its own language
- Кыргызстан
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Population
- 7,281,800 (2025)
- Area
- 199,951 km² (77,201 mi²)
- People are called
- Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstani
- Official languages
- Russian, Kyrgyz
- Currency
- Kyrgyz som
- GDP (nominal)
- US$11 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 72 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.692 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 29 (2020)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Sadyr Japarov (since 2021)
- Head of government
- Adylbek Kasymaliev (since 2024)
- Country codes
- KG, KGZ
- Calling code
- +996
- Internet domain
- .kg
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+06:00
- Coordinates
- 41°, 75°
Kyrgyzstan and its neighbours
Kyrgyzstan borders People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Neighbours
Divisions of Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Central Asian Cooperation Organization
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Asian Development Bank
- Treaty on Open Skies
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 12 more organisations.
How far are you from Kyrgyzstan?
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Questions
What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
The capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.
What is the population of Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan has about 7,281,800 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 square kilometres (77,201 square miles).
What currency does Kyrgyzstan use?
The Kyrgyz som.
What language is spoken in Kyrgyzstan?
The official languages of Kyrgyzstan are Russian and Kyrgyz.
Which countries border Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan shares a border with People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.