Kyrgyzstan

Adventist Members: 1,468

Adventist Churches: 21

Number of Ordained Ministers: 5

Net Membership Growth Over Past 10 Years: 121%

(Statistics current Dec. 31, 2000)

Official name: Kyrgyz Respublikasy (Kyrgyz Republic).

Head of state and government: President assisted by Prime Minister.

Capital: Bishkek (formerly Frunze).

Official language: Kyrgyz.

Official religion: none.

Monetary unit: Som.

Population (2001 est.): 4,753,003.

Urban-rural (1996): urban 34.7%; rural 65.3%.

Ethnic composition: Kyrgyz 52.4%; Russian 18%; Uzbek 12.9%; Ukrainian 2.5%; German 2.4%; other including Tatar and Kazakh 11.8%.

Religious affiliation (1997): Muslim (mostly Sunni) 70.0%; Russian Orthodox 5.7%; other including nonreligious 24.3%.

Major cities (1991): Bishkek (Frunze) 631,300; Osh 218,700; Jalal-Abad 74,200; Tokmok 71,200; Kara-Köl 64,300.

Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 1.2.

Life expectancy at birth (2001 est.): male 59.2 years; female 67.94 years; total pop. 63.46 years.

Population below poverty line: 51% (1997 est.).

Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica

www.countryreports.org