All stories related to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan four months on - rebuilding
Nov 10, 2010
Images from the second ACT assessment mission to Osh in Kyrgyzstan show the ongoing trauma from the violence in June, and some of the progress in rebuilding
Kyrgyzstan, photo essay
Jul 26, 2010
ACT in Kyrgyzstan after the violence, images by Dimitry Motinov
ACT in Kyrgyzstan
ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.
Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups
International organisations in Kyrgyzstan
Organisations funding work in Kyrgyzstan
About Kyrgyzstan
- Population: 5.5 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Bishkek
- Area: 199,900 sq km (77,182 sq miles)
- Major languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
- Major religions: Islam, Christianity
- Life expectancy: 64 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 som = 100 tyiyns
- Main exports: Fruit, vegetables, gold, tobacco
- GNI per capita: US $740 (World Bank, 2008)