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Kyrgyzstan
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Size: Approximately 198,500 square kilometers.
Topography: Dominated by Tian Shan, Pamir, and Alay
mountain ranges; average elevation 2,750 meters. Mountains separated by
deep valleys and glaciers. Flat expanses only in northern and eastern
valleys. Many lakes and fast-flowing rivers draining from mountains.
Climate: Chiefly determined by mountains, continental
with sharp local variations between mountain valleys and flatlands.
Precipitation also varies greatly from western mountains (high) to
north-central region (low).
Data as of March 1996
Formal Name: Kyrgyz Republic.
Short Form: Kyrgyzstan.
Term for Citizens: Kyrgyzstani(s).
Capital: Bishkek.
Date of Independence: August 31, 1991.
Geography
Size: Approximately 198,500 square kilometers.
Topography: Dominated by Tian Shan, Pamir, and Alay
mountain ranges; average elevation 2,750 meters. Mountains separated by
deep valleys and glaciers. Flat expanses only in northern and eastern
valleys. Many lakes and fast-flowing rivers draining from mountains.
Climate: Chiefly determined by mountains, continental
with sharp local variations between mountain valleys and flatlands.
Precipitation also varies greatly from western mountains (high) to
north-central region (low).
Data as of March 1996
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