Popular locations in Kyrgyzstan

Location: Central Asia, west of China

Population: 5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)

Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Languages: Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)

National holiday: Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

Currency (code): som (KGS)

Exchange rates: soms per US dollar - 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004), 43.648 (2003)