Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kaitlyn Distler

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Ch. 1: Basic Information

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Landlock between China Kazakstan Tajinstan and Uzbekistan

Geographical coordinates: 41 00 N 75 00 E

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Climate varies from dry to polar climates as well as subtropic regions

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Freshwater is an important issue in kyrgyzstan

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US has a very important air force base located in Kyrgyzstan

Ch. 2: Population

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Total population of 5,431,747

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Life expectancy at birth is 65.73 years

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Children age 9- 14 years make up 29.7% of the population

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64% of the population live in rural areas

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64.5% of the population is 15- 64

Ch. 3: MigrationQuickTime™ and a

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Net migration rate of -2.73 migrants per 1000 people

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People are migrating to urban cities and taking jobs and homes of emigrants who moved out of the country

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Ethnic clash between Kyrgz and Uzbeks sparked because of Uzbek migration into Kyrgyzstan

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Ethnic conflict causing more Uzbeks to flee the country in fear of life

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Northern mountain region draws population because of agriculture fishery and tourism

Ch. 4: Folk and Popular Culture

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Kyrgyzstan is known as a nomadic country who move with their cattle

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Portable houses called Yurts found scattered in pastures

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Mostly meat diet- men are considered main cooks

Traditional clothing includes Chintz

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Traditional hats called Kalpak

Ch. 5: LanguageQuickTime™ and a

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The main language spoken in Kyrgyzstan is Kyrgyz

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Northern and southern dialect

After soviet union collapsed Kyrgyz changed to Latin Alphabet to show independence

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Nomadic lifestyle helped spread language

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To preserve language many books are being translated into kyrgyz

Ch. 6: Religion

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Over 75% of the population are Muslim

Muslims read from the Koran

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Muslims follow the word of Muhammad, a prophet

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20% of the population is Russian Orthodox

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Russian orthodox read from the Bible

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Russian orthodox is the largest denomination of the Eastern Orthodox

Ch. 7: Ethnic Groups

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Kyrgyz is the largest ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan

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Uzbek is the second largest ethnic group

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Ethnic Clash

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Kyrgyzs and Uzbeks have been at war with eachother leaving Uzbeks fleeing and scared for their lives

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Children in Kyrgyzstan are generally taught in Kyrgyz ethnic schools very few Uzbek schools exist

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Poverty stricken Kyrgyz area causes tension between them and the prosperous Uzbeks

Ch. 8: Political Geography

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Kyrgyzstan consists of seven provinces and one city

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In 2010 president of Kyrgyz was ousted out of office

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Kyrgyzstan consists of an executive legislative and judicial branch, based off French and Russian

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There was a recent vote to convert to a parliamentary system

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Kyrgyzstan extremist are taking advantage of the weak government

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President forced out of office just adds to turmoil

Ch. 9: Development

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Kyrgyzstan has an HDI of 0.598

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Agriculture makes up about 70% of working class

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92% primary school attendance rate

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Gender inequality index is .05%

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About 70% of Kyrgyzstan's resources is produced within the country

Ch. 10: Agriculture

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The majority of farming is subsidence farming

Over 55% of the population participates in agriculture to make money

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62% of the country is rural

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One of the main crops is cotton

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One of the main uses of the land is livestock

Ch. 11: Industry

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High growth rate in 1998 occurred due to gold production

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Industrial output dropped over 23% in 1992

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Over 75% of the country’s industrial output is mechanical and electrical engineering

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Agriculture and home made goods are still a major part of Kyrgyzstan’s economy

Ch. 12: Services

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Service sector is second largest sector in Kyrgyzstan next to agriculture

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After the Soviet Union dissolved service sector blossomed

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Kyrgyzstan mainly has dispersed settlements

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Cities are spread across mountains and valleys

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