U.S. English Foundation Research KYRGYZSTAN General Information Capital: Bishkek 631,300 (1991 est.) Area: 198,500 sq km (76,600 sq mi) Form of government Republic GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$2,300 (1999 est.) Population 4,685,230 (July 2000 est.) Ethnic composition Kirghiz - 52.4% Russian - 18.0% Uzbek - 12.9% Ukrainian - 2.5% German - 2.4% Other - 11.8% Official Language(s) Kirghiz (Kyrgyz), Russian In March of 1996, the Kyrgyzstani Legislature amended the Constitution to make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate. Minority Language(s) Uzbek, Ukrainian, German Top of page

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