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People of Kyrgyzstan

Population:5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 30.3% (male 817,663/female 785,167)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 1,645,270/female 1,709,522)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 127,600/female 198,927) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 23.9 years
male: 23.1 years
female: 24.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.354% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:23.08 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.02 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.962 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.641 male(s)/female
total population: 0.962 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 33.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 38.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 68.81 years
male: 64.8 years
female: 73.02 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.68 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:3,900 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Ethnic groups:Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)
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)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census)

Kyrgyzstan Quickstats

  • Population: 5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 198,500 sq km
  • Density: 26 /km² (176th)
  • GDP (total): $10.764 billion (134th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,150 (140th)
  • Literacy: 98.7%

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  • Currency: Som (KGS)
  • Dial code: +996

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Kyrgyzstan Internet

  • Usage: 263,000
  • Penetration: 5.0 %
  • Top Domain: .kg

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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