Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Capital Bishkek
199,951 km² · 7,343,064 people (2025) · Kyrgyzstani som
More than ninety percent of the country is over 1,500 m and the Tian Shan covers most of it. Issyk-Kul is the second-largest mountain lake in the world after Titicaca, sits at 1,600 m and never freezes, because it is slightly saline and very deep — over 660 m.
The facts
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Area
- 199,951 km² — 77,201 sq mi
- Population
- 7,343,064 (2025)
- Density
- 36.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Kyrgyzstani som (KGS, с)
- Official languages
- Kyrgyz, Russian
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Calling code
- +996
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- KG · KGZ
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 86 of 200
- By population
- 107 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 214,969 | 835,986 |
| Belarus | 207,600 | 9,085,991 |
| Kyrgyzstan ← | 199,951 | 7,343,064 |
| Senegal | 196,722 | 18,931,966 |
| Syria | 187,437 | 25,620,427 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
- Bishkek
- What currency does Kyrgyzstan use?
- The Kyrgyzstani som (KGS).
- How big is Kyrgyzstan?
- 199,951 km², or 77,201 square miles — 86 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Kyrgyzstan drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)