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KYRGYZSTAN

Capital
Bishkek

Area
199,900 sq. km (1 km = 0.62 miles), landlocked, 90 percent mountainous in central Asia, bordering China to the east, Tajikistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west and Kazakhstan to the north.

Language
Kyrgyz, a Turkic language, is the official tongue. Russian, the co-official language, is also widely spoken. Other languages are Uzbek and Ukrainian.

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PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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•  Program Manager – Global Development Alliance (216860-927)
Mercy Corps

•  Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK

•  Reporting intern - Kyrkyzstan
ACTED - France

•  Country Director - Kirghyzstan
ACTED - France

Related links


  • Amnesty International

  • CrisisWeb

  • Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States and Canada

  • Eurasianet.org

  • Interactive Central Asia Resource Project

  • Kyrgyzstan Review

  • National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic

  • The Times of Central Asia

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