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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Republic

Capital
Bishkek
Population
7.34 million 2025
Area
199,951 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of KyrgyzstanKYRGYZSTANBishkekCHINAKAZAKHSTANTAJIKISTANUZBEKISTANAFGHANISTAN0250 km
Kyrgyzstan hatched, Bishkek marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 41.2°N 74.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has four land neighbours: China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. With 199,951 km², it is about the size of Senegal and Belarus and ranks 85th of 195 by area.

Its population was 7.34 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 90th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That works out at 37 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 34.7% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$3,081 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 141st of 191 and 34th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 72.4 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 448 km, between 39.2°N and 43.2°N. Bishkek's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,780 km from Chile, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population7,343,0642025, World Bank105th of 19433rd of 47
Area199,951 km²world-countries85th of 19523rd of 47
GDPUS$22.6 billion2025, World Bank, current US$125th of 19137th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$3,0812025, World Bank, current US$141st of 19134th of 46
Population density37 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries144th of 19440th of 47
Life expectancy72.4 years2024, World Bank110th of 19431st of 47
Urban population34.7%2025, World Bank162nd of 19441st of 47
Forest area6.5% of land2024, World Bank164th of 19431st of 47
Population growth+1.66% a year2025, World Bank60th of 19414th of 47
Internet users92.0%2024, World Bank43rd of 18813th of 45
Fertility rate2.60 births per woman2024, World Bank72nd of 19414th of 47
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 19559th of 19516th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSenegal, Belarus and Guyana

Closest in populationLibya, Turkmenistan and Paraguay

Neighbours 4 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Uzbekistan470 km
    Bishkek to Tashkent, capital to capital
  • Tajikistan685 km
    Bishkek to Dushanbe, capital to capital
  • Kazakhstan954 km
    Bishkek to Astana, capital to capital
  • China3,466 km
    Bishkek to Beijing, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Bishkek
42.88°N 74.58°E
Northernmost latitude
43.24°N
Southernmost latitude
39.21°N
Westernmost longitude
69.23°E
Easternmost longitude
80.25°E
North to south
about 448 km
Antipode of Bishkek
42.88°S 105.42°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,780 km from the nearest land (Chile)