STATISTICS: KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyzstan Official name: Kyrgyz Respublikasy (Kyrgyz Republic). Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Assembly of People's Representatives ; Legislative Assembly ). Head of state and government: President assisted by Prime Minister. Capital: Bishkek (formerly Frunze). Official language: Kyrgyz{1}. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 som = 100 tyiyn; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) free rate, 1 U.S.$ = 21.60 som; 1 = 36.77 som. Demography Population (1998): 4,691,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 60.8, persons per sq km 23.5. Urban-rural (1996): urban 34.7%; rural 65.3%. Sex distribution (1996): male 49.35%; female 50.65%. Age breakdown (1989): under 15, 37.5%; 15-29, 27.0%; 30-44, 16.3%; 45-59, 10.9%; 60-74, 6.2%; 75 and over, 2.1%. Population projection: (2000) 4,797,000; (2010) 5,356,000. Doubling time: 47 years. Ethnic composition (1996{2}): Kyrgyz 59.7%; Russian 16.2%; Uzbek 14.1%; Ukrainian 1.7%; Tatar 1.2%; Kazak 0.9%; other 6.2%. Religious affiliation (1997): Muslim (mostly Sunni) 70.0%; Russian Orthodox 5.7%; other 24.3%. Major cities (1991): Bishkek (Frunze) 631,300; Osh 218,700; Jalal-Abad 74,200; Tokmok 71,200; Kara-Kl 64,300. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 25.9 (world avg. 25.0); (1994) legitimate 83.2%; illegitimate 16.8%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 8.1 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): 17.8 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1993): 3.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1994): 5.8. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 1.2. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 64.0 years; female 72.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1993): diseases of the circulatory system 290.0; diseases of the respiratory system 125.0; accidents, poisoning, and violence 91.2; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 67.3; infectious and parasitic diseases 30.1; diseases of the digestive system 29.7. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: 2,671,000,000 som (tax revenue 93.4%, of which value-added tax 27.7%, enterprise profits tax 15.5%, excise taxes 11.5%, personal income tax 10.8%, other 27.9%; nontax revenue 6.6%). Expenditures: 4,579,800,000 som (education 19.4%; social security 18.4%; health 10.9%; government services 7.4%; industrial expenditure 7.2%; public safety 6.8%; defense 4.9%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$640,300,000. Population economically active (1995): total 1,692,000; activity rate of total population 37.2% (1993; participation rates: ages 16-59 , 16-54 81.1%; female 49.0%; (1995) unemployed 1.1%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): grain 1,419,000, potatoes 562,000, vegetables (other than potatoes) 369,000, fruit (other than grapes) 81,000, seed cotton 73,000, grapes 21,000; livestock (number of live animals) 4,279,000 sheep and goats, 869,000 cattle, 250,000 horses, 114,000 pigs; roundwood (1990) 6,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 797. Mining and quarrying (1995): antimony 1,400; mercury 300; gold 850 kg. Manufacturing (value of production in '000,000 som; 1994): textiles 1,112; processed foods 729; ferrous and nonferrous metals 678; machinery and metalwork 650; construction materials 258; footwear and leather goods 89. Construction (1992): residential 1,232,000 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 12,932,000,000 (10,427,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 298,000 (595,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 645,000 (154,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (256,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 33,930,000 (1,008,000,000). Household income and expenditure (1990). Average household size 4.7; income per household (1994) 4,359 som (U.S.$325.30); sources of income: wages and salaries 49.7%, pensions and stipends 11.1%, income from sale of agricultural products 3.5%, other 35.7%; expenditure: food and clothing 48.0%, health care 13.1%, housing 5.9%, cultural affairs 5.2%, appliances 4.4%. Gross national product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$2,486,000,000 (U.S.$550 per capita){3}. Land use (1994): forest 3.7%; pasture 45.4%; agriculture 7.2%; other 43.7%. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors, U.S.$5,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad, U.S.$6,000,000. Foreign trade Imports (1996): U.S.$889,800,000 (1995; oil and gas 24.2%, machine-building equipment 15.4%, food products 14.4%, chemical products 4.5%, light industrial products 3.5%). Major import sources: Russian Federation 21.9%; Kazakstan 21.5%; Uzbekistan 17.0%; Turkey 7.3%; Cuba 4.3%. Exports (1995): U.S.$506,400,000 (1995; food products 20.2%, light industrial products 20.1%, metals 17.7%, machinery 10.8%, oil and gas 9.9%). Major export destinations: Russian Federation 25.6%; Uzbekistan 17.1%; China 16.8%; Kazakstan 16.3%; U.K. 6.7%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): length 249 mi, 400 km; (1992) passenger-mi 81,500,000, passenger-km 131,200,000; short ton-mi cargo 987,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 1,588,900,000. Roads (1995): total length 11,533 mi, 18,560 km (paved 91%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 164,000; trucks and buses, n.a. Air transport (1996): passenger-mi 2,738,000,000, passenger-km 4,408,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 40,512,000, metric ton-km cargo 65,199,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1989). Percentage of population age 19 and over having: primary education 4.7%; some secondary 20.9%; completed secondary 44.4%; some postsecondary 19.3%; higher 10.7%. Literacy (1989): total population age 15 and over literate 4,130,562 (97.0%); males literate 2,048,536 (98.6%); females literate 2,082,026 (95.5%). Health (1995): physicians 15,000 (1 per 303 persons); hospital beds 41,000 (1 per 111 persons); (1996) infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 31.5. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,183 (vegetable products 76%, animal products 24%); 85% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 12,200 (army 80%, air force 20%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1994): 0.7% (world 3.0%); per capita expenditure U.S.$12. {1} Russian has special recognition without being official. {2} January. {3} Ruble-area GNP and exchange-rate data are very speculative.