It is called the Kyrgyz Republic, and it is also called Kyrgyzstan. It is located in Central Asia and its capital is Bishkek. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southeast and China to the east.
It is a country of high mountainous topography, but this did not prevent it from being a vital and commercial path for many civilizations, such as the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural roads.
In the modern era, and upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kyrgyzstan has become a sovereign state, with a scheme of central republican parliamentary rule.
Kyrgyz forms the majority of the country’s population that is more than six million, followed by large minorities of Uzbeks and Russians.
The Russian language is considered to be an official language in the country for its widespread usage, but there is also a Kyrgyz language. Muslims forms the majority of the population.