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Asia > Kyrgyzstan > Government

KYRGYZSTANI GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city* (shaar); Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty, Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)
Administrative divisions > A note
administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Administrative divisions > Note
administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Capital city Bishkek
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 42 54 N, 74 36 E
Capital city > Name Bishkek
Capital city > Time difference
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution
adopted 5 May 1993; note - amendment proposed by President Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November 2006, President BAKIYEV and the opposition negotiated a new constitution granting greater powers to the parliament and the government; amendments added on 30 December 2006 redistributed some power back to the president
Copyright > Reference Art. 27,
Corruption 2.3 [137th of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection 50 pma
CPIA equity of public resource use rating 3.5 ... [22nd of 75]
CPIA quality of public administration rating 2.5 ... [66th of 75]
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since March 15, 1917
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador Marie L. YOVANOVITCH
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy
171 Prospect Mira, Bishkek 720016
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX [996] (312) 551-264
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
use embassy street address
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone
[996] (312) 551-241, (517) 777-217

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of Ambassadors from Finland ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length ; Transparency International; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Respublikasy

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