Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

(Kyrgyz Respublikasy (Kyrgyz); Respublika Kirgizstan (Russian) (Kyrgyz Republic))

 

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.

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