Location / Time Zone

Central Asia, GMT/UTC +5

Weather

Continental climate

Area

198,500 sq km

Population

5,146,281 (July 2005)

Ethnic Groups

Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12%

Official Languages

Kyrgyz, Russian

GDP(PPP) - 2005 estimate

Total $9.324 billion(134th), Per capita $1,800(140th)

important sector of the economy

Agriculture, Animal husbanary, Gold digger