Kyrgyzstan—Profile
(2001 est. pop. 4.8 million). Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous, landlocked central Asian country; more than half of its land area is above 2,500 meters in elevation. Kyrgyzstan borders Kazakhstan on the north, Tajikistan on the south and west, and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China on the east. Its total area is 198,500 square kilometers. High mountains whose peaks range from 4,880 to 7,200 meters, glaciers and snow, valleys, and river basins dominate the landscape, with few lowland areas. There are several mountain rivers in Kyrgyzstan and one large lake, the Issyk-Kul. The country has.....
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