
Country name: The Kyrgyz Republic
Population: 5,431,747
Area: 199, 951 sq km
Capital: Bishkek
System of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Head of the Government: President Roza Otunbaeva (The Prime Minister will be appointed after the Parliamentary Elections.)
Minister of Education and Science: Kanat Sadykov
Parliament: Parliamentary Elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 10 October 2010. All 120 seats of the Jogorku Kenesh were elected by using a party list system. As a result of the elections 5 parties were elected, who started negotiations on forming a coalition.
Administrative structure: Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven provinces (oblasts) administered by appointed governors, and two cities with municipal status. Each province comprises of a number of districts (raions).
Geography and nature: Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked nation in Central Asia, it is bordered on the east and southeast by China, on the north by Kazakhstan, on the west by Uzbekistan and on the south by Tajikistan. The terrain of Kyrgyzstan is dominated by the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain systems, which together occupy about 65 % of the national territory.
The climate varies regionally. The south-western Fergana Valley is subtropical and extremely hot in summer. The northern foothills are temperate, and the Tian Shan varies from a dry continental to polar climate, depending on elevation. In the coldest areas, temperatures are sub-zero for around 40 days in winter, and even some desert areas experience constant snowfall during this period.
Source: NLKR
Last up-date: 18 October 2010
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(November 2011, compiled as an annex to the "White Paper on Opportunities and Challenges in View of Enhancing the EU Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Caucasus in Science, Research, and Innovation".) (URL: http://www.increast.eu/_media/Country_Report_Kyrgyzstan_2011.pdf)
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(general information about the country and its relations with the EU) (URL: http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/kyrgyz_republic/index_en.htm)
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(web portal in Russian language supporting Kyrgyzstan's participation in FP7) (URL: http://nlkr.gov.kg/fp7/)