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==People==
==People==
According to recent findings of Kyrgyz and Chinese historians, Kyrgyz history dates back to 201 B.C. The earliest descendants of the Kyrgyz people, who are believed to be of Turkic descent, lived in the northeastern part of what is currently Mongolia. Later, some of their tribes migrated to the region that is currently southern Siberia and settled along the Yenisey River, where they lived from the 6th until the 8th centuries. They spread across what is now the Tuva region of the Russian Federation, remaining in that area until the rise of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, when the Kyrgyz began migrating south. In the 12th century, Islam became the predominant religion in the region. Most Kyrgyz are Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school.
According to recent findings of Kyrgyz and Chinese historians, Kyrgyz history dates back to 201 B.C. The earliest descendants of the Kyrgyz people, who are believed to be of Turkic descent, lived in the northeastern part of what is currently Mongolia. Later, some of their tribes migrated to the region that is currently southern Siberia and settled along the Yenisey River, where they lived from the 6th until the 8th centuries. They spread across what is now the Tuva region of the Russian Federation, remaining in that area until the rise of the [[Mongol Empire]] in the 13th century, when the Kyrgyz began migrating south. In the 12th century, Islam became the predominant religion in the region. Most Kyrgyz are Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school.
*Population (July 2008): 5,356,869.
*Population (July 2008): 5,356,869.
*Annual growth rate (2008): 1.38%.
*Annual growth rate (2008): 1.38%.
*Education: Nine years compulsory. Literacy—98.7%.
*Education: Nine years compulsory. Literacy—98.7%.
*Health (2003): Infant mortality rate—21.2 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy—68.2 years.
*Health (2003): Infant mortality rate—21.2 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy—68.2 years.
*Population distribution (2003): Urban 64.6%; rural 35.4%.
*Population distribution (2003): Urban 64.6%; rural 35.4%.
==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==