| Name: | Kirghizia (Kirghiz Republic) |
| Local name (Kirghiz): | Кыргызстан (Кыргыз Республикасы) |
| Local name (Russian): | Киргизия (Киргизская Республика) |
| Bordering countries: | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 198.5 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 4 893 ths. |
| Capital: | Bishkek (Бишкек) |
| Official languages: | Kirghiz, Russian |