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Kyrgyzstan Cities with Hotels
 Kyrgyzstan, officially Kyrgyz Republic,
independent republic in Central Asia, bordered on the north by Kazakstan, on the
east by China, on the south by China and Tajikistan, and on the west by
Uzbekistan. It was formerly the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The area of Kyrgyzstan is almost
completely mountainous and is subject to major earthquakes. Settlement and
agriculture are concentrated in the river valleys. The total area of Kyrgyzstan
is 198,500 sq km (76,641 sq mi). Bishkek (formerly Frunze) is the capital and
largest city.
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Land and Resources
Kyrgyzstan is located at the juncture of two great Central
Asian mountain systems-the Tien Shan and the Pamirs. The two systems are
composed of a series of mountain chains that run mainly east to west. The
republic contains the second highest peak in the former USSR, Peak Pobedy
(Russian for "victory"), which has an elevation of 7439 m (about 24,406 ft).
More than half of the republic's territory lies at an elevation higher than 2500
m (about 8200 ft), and only about one-eighth of Kyrgyzstan is lower than 1500 m
(about 4920 ft). Glaciers and permanent snowfields cover more than 3 percent of
total land area. The climate is continental, with much variation in conditions.
Average daily temperature in the valleys is 25 to 27° C (77 to 80.6° F) in July,
and -4° C (24.8° F) in January. Conditions are much colder at higher elevations.
More than half of the country is drained by the Naryn River
and other tributaries of the Syrdarìya. Numerous small and medium-sized rivers
drain northern Kyrgyzstan and dissipate into the deserts and semideserts of
southern Kazakstan. Lake Ysyk-Köl, the largest of the republic's many lakes and
the fourth deepest lake in the world, is located at about 1.6 km (about 1 mi)
above sea level. Steppe and alpine vegetation predominate, and forests occupy
3.5 percent of the total area. Only 7 percent of total land resources is arable.
The republic is home to many rare animal species, including the Tien Shan bear,
the red wolf, and the snow leopard, which are protected by government decree.
"Kyrgyzstan," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
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