KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZSTAN REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 31 1991 FROM THE SOVIET UNION DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 5 1993 POPULATION 4546055 1999 EST AREA 76600 SQ MI CAPITAL BISHKEK FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES GOLD COAL OIL NATURAL GAS MERCURY LEAD ZINC MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES TOBACCO MINING CEMENT SHOES SAWMILLING FURNITURE SMALL MACHINERY FOOD PROCESSING AGRICULTURE COTTON TOBACCO FRUITS WOOL POTATOES VEGETABLES SHEEP GOATS CATTLE CURRENCY SOM GDP 9.8 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 2200 1998 EST LANGUAGES KYRGYZ OFFICIAL RUSSIAN OFFICIAL RELIGIONS ISLAM CHRISTIANITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY LITERACY RATE 97 LIFE EXPECTANCY 59 YEARS MALE 68 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 22 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 PER 1000 POPULATION
