吉尔吉斯斯坦,正式吉尔吉斯共和国，国家，中亚。在东南角沙头山脉，部分天山山脉与中国接壤。面积:77,199平方英里(199,945平方公里)。人口:(2022年估计)6,769,000人。资本:比什凯克。吉尔吉斯人占总人口的三分之二;其余大部分是乌兹别克人和俄罗斯人。语言:吉尔吉斯语，俄语(两种官方语言)。宗教:伊斯兰教(主要是逊尼派);基督教也。货币:som。 Kyrgyzstan is a largely mountainous country. At its eastern edge rises Victory (Pobedy) Peak, which at 24,406 ft (7,439 m) is the country’s highest point of elevation. The country’s valleys and plains, occupying only one-seventh of the total area, are home to most of its people. The economy is based largely on agriculture, including livestock raising and the cultivation of cereals, potatoes, cotton, and sugar beets. Gold mining and industries such as food processing and the production of machinery are also important. It is a unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house; its head of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. The Kyrgyz, a nomadic people of Central Asia, settled in the Tien Shan region in ancient times. They were conquered by成吉思汗他的儿子Jöchi在1207年。该地区在18世纪中期成为中国清朝的一部分。它在19世纪受到俄罗斯的控制，1916年开始的对俄罗斯(后来是苏联)的长期叛乱导致了长期的残酷镇压。柯尔克孜亚于1924年成为苏联的一个自治省，并于1936年成立柯尔克孜苏维埃社会主义共和国。吉尔吉斯斯坦于1991年获得独立。随后，它在创建民主进程和建立稳定经济方面遇到了困难。
