Kyrgyzstan

A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Subsequent presidential elections in July 2005 were won overwhelmingly by former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV. Over the next few years, the new president manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for himself. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, nationwide protests led to the resignation and expulsion of BAKIEV. He was replaced by Acting President Roza OTUNBAYEVA who called for new elections in six months time. Continuing concerns include: endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: Som (ISO code: KGS)
* Central bank discount rate: NA%
* Commercial banks lending rate: 19.86% (31 December 2008)
* Stock of money (M1): $NA (31 December 2008)
* Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $NA (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999 	2000 	2001 	2002 	2003 	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "Kyrgyzstan: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	1 249 	1 370 	1 525 	1 606	1 919	2 212	2 460	2 833 	3 802 	5 059
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "Kyrgyzstan: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	132.734	114.534	99.331	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "Kyrgyzstan: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	15.849 	14.163 	16.052	 	 	 	 	16.468	20.723	20.454
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "Kyrgyzstan: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.	17.733 	15.803 	15.759	 	 	 	 	15.814	18.088	17.026
Debt to revenue (years) 	8.375 	8.087 	6.188 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* Kyrgyzstan on Wikipedia
* Central bank of Kyrgyzstan
* Studies from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC country profile
Category:Countries