What every visitor should know about Kyrgyzstan:
- Money
- The currency is the Kyrgyzstani som (KGS). 10 KGS is worth about US$0.23, or €0.16.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Armed robbery is rare but occurs
- Car theft
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Kyrgyzstan facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 5,431,747
- Language
- Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
- Ethnicity
- Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7%
Economy
- GDP
- US$2,200 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High