GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $5.4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $13.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $2,400 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Bishkek
Population (Estimated July 2012): 5,496,737
Area: 199,945 km2 or 77,199 mi2
Currency: Kyrgyzstan Som (KGS)
Official Language: Kyrgyz; Russian
Political Information: Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 75% of the population are Muslim, 20% are Russian Orthodox and 5% have other religious beliefs).
Highest Mountain: Jengish Chokusu (Victory Peak) at 7,439m or 24,406ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city* (shaar); Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty, Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)
Leaders: President Almazbek Atambayev, with Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov.
Additional: Gained independence from the Soviet Union on the 31st of August 1991.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
