Country profile
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Republic · Central Asia
👥 Population
7,343,064
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Bishkek
🗺 Area
199,951 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$22.62B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.720
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
37 /km²
💱 Currency
KGS
Kyrgyzstani som
🗣 Languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
About Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan (officially Kyrgyz Republic) is a country in Central Asia, with Bishkek as its capital. It is home to roughly 7.34 million people, giving a population density of about 37 people per square kilometre. The country covers 199,951 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $22.62B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.720. The official currency is the Kyrgyzstani som (KGS), and the main languages are Kyrgyz, Russian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$57.86B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$8,012
GDP growth
11.1%
Inflation
8.2%
Unemployment
3.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
Fertility rate
2.6
Pop. growth
1.7%
Urban population
34.7%
Infant mortality /1k
14.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
92.0%
Literacy rate
99.2%
Physicians /1k
1.57
Renewable energy
27.6%
Travel & practical
Capital
Bishkek
Currency
KGS
Dialing code
+996
Internet TLD
.kg
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Fun facts about Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan is the 105th most populous country in the world, with about 7.34 million people.
- By land area it is the 85th-largest country in the world, covering 199,951 km².
- It has the world's 125th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($22.62B).
- Kyrgyzstan shares land borders with 4 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.720.
- Kyrgyzstan has a population density of about 37 people per square kilometre.
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