Geography
What covers the majority of the landscape?
Mountains 80%
When did it become an independent country again?
1991 First CA country to replace post-soviet regime in 2005.
What is the dominant religion?
Islam
What are the two official languages?
Kyrgyz and Russian
What’s the name of the capital?
Bishkek (less than a million)
What is the name of the President?
Sadyr Japarov
What is the dominant Christian church in the country?
Russian Orthadox
What are two things Kyrgz are known for?
Wrestling & horsemanship
What countries border it?
Kaz- north
Uz – west
Taj – south
Ch - east
When was the current president elected?
April 2021
What percentage of Kyrgyz people are evangelical Christians?
0.40%
What language group is Kyrgyz a part of?
Turkik
What are the mountainous ranges within the country?
Tian Shan and Pamir
What is the population of the nation?
6.6 million in 2020
(6,585,600)
What is totemism?
The recognition of spiritual kinship with a particular type of animal
To eat food while standing/ to leave your food untouched are both _____.
impolite
What is the name of the largest lake?
Issyk-Kul – second largest mountain lake in the world. (Saline lake)
What two nations did many of the men move to for work?
Russia and Kaz.
Second poorest CA nation after T. 22.4% live under poverty line
Who is a “biqshis”?
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What are “mazar’s?
A home for a dead relative