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Kyrgyzstan

Land of Heavenly Mountains

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Kyrgyz Republic

Flag of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Capital
Bishkek
Continent
Asia
Currency
Som
Languages
Kyrgyz and Russian
People
About 75 lakh
Size
About 2.0 lakh km²
Leader
President Sadyr Japarov
Free since
31 August 1991
Time
30 minutes ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Bishkek

⭐ About 90% of Kyrgyzstan is mountains, so it is called the Switzerland of Central Asia.

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Two ways to learn

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Find it on the globe

Fly from India to Kyrgyzstan

Turn the globe with your finger. Kyrgyzstan has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Kyrgyzstan and India, side by side

IndiaKyrgyzstan

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is about 16 times the size of Kyrgyzstan.
  • PeopleIndia has about 190 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 75 lakh in Kyrgyzstan.
  • DistanceBishkek is about 1,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimeKyrgyzstan is 30 minutes ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Bishkek.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Kyrgyzstan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Kyrgyzstan

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn Kyrgyzstan's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put Kyrgyzstan back on the map

Kyrgyzstan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?

ChinaKyrgyzstanUzbekistanTajikistanKazakhstan

Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.

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For parents and teachers

Free Kyrgyzstan worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

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