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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central Asia with its capital in Bishkek.

Capital
Bishkek
Region
Central Asia, Asia
Population
7.3 million
Languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
Currency
Kyrgyzstani som (с)
Area
199,951 kmΒ²
Borders
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ Kazakhstan πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡― Tajikistan πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ώ Uzbekistan

πŸ’‘ 94% mountainous; nomadic horseback culture is still alive.

About the flag

The sun’s 40 rays stand for the 40 tribes united by the epic hero Manas, and the crossed lines in the middle show the tunduk, the wooden crown at the top of a yurt.

How to spot it: Red with a golden many-rayed sun containing a red lattice, like a yurt roof seen from below.

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