Asia · Central Asia
Capital: Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
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Overall rank #116
Kyrgyzstan's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
7.3M
#105 of 196
47th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$22.62B
#125 of 196
36th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$473.0M
#108 of 196
45th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$9.6M
#129 of 196
34th percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$3.10B
#105 of 196
47th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Country code
- KGZ
- Neighbors
- ChinaKazakhstanTajikistanUzbekistan
Three interesting facts
Kyrgyzstan shares land borders with 4 countries: China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan spans roughly 199,951 square kilometers, placing it around 85th by area in this factbook.
Kyrgyzstan’s position in Central Asia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Kyrgyzstan on the map
Kyrgyzstan is located in Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan. Its terrain is peaks of the Tien Shan mountain range and associated valleys and basins encompass the entire country. The climate is dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains, subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley), temperate in northern foothill zone. In area, the country is slightly smaller than South Dakota.
Economy
Economic profile
Kyrgyzstan's economy is characterized by landlocked, lower-middle-income Central Asian economy, natural resource rich, growing hydroelectricity and tourism, high remittances, corruption limits investment, COVID-19 and political turmoil hurt GDP, limited public revenues, and increased spending. Major industries include small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, lumber, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals. Important agricultural products include milk, potatoes, maize, sugar beets, wheat, barley, tomatoes, onions, watermelons, carrots/turnips (2023). Notable exports include gold, coal, precious metal ore, refined petroleum, garments (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Kyrgyzstan has an estimated population of 7,281,800. Language and cultural traditions vary across Kyrgyzstan. The population includes Kyrgyz 73.8%, Uzbek 14.8%, Russian 5.1%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2021 est.). The urban population represents 37.8% of total population (2023).
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