The Government of Kyrgyzstan
Overview
- Capital: Bishkek
- Administrative regions: 7 regions plus 2 cities of republican significance (Bishkek, Osh)
- Government & legal system: Presidential republic; civil law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Sadyr Japarov, President (official page)
- Official language(s): Kyrgyz (state language); Russian (official language)
- National Day: August 31 (Independence Day, 1991)
- Independence: August 31, 1991 (from the USSR)
- Other official holidays: Nooruz (Mar 21), Constitution Day (May 5), Victory Day (May 9)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, Commonwealth of Independent States/ CIS, Eurasian Economic Union, Collective Security Treaty Organization/ CSTO, Shanghai Cooperation Organization/ SCO
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa available for eligible nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) — notes depict cultural and historical figures such as poet Toktogul Satylganov and 19th-century ruler Kurmanjan Datka, and Issyk-Kul landscapes.
- Flag symbolism: Red field with a yellow sun of 40 rays (representing the 40 original Kyrgyz tribes) at the center, containing a stylized tunduk (the crown of a traditional yurt roof) — red represents bravery, the sun represents peace and openness.
