Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan things to see and do

Sometimes referred to as the Switzerland of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is blessed with gorgeous mountain scenery almost everywhere you look. The fact that the country is so little known is mostly down to its isolation and a lack of awareness of its very existence – Kyrgyzstan has only been a country in its own right for two decades or so.

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Overview of Kyrgyzstan

Officially name: The Kyrgyz Republic

Capital: Bishkek

Largest city: Bishkek

Government: Parliamentary republic

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Religion in Kyrgyzstan

Alongside Islam the Kyrgyz tribes also practiced totemism, the recognition of spiritual kinship with a particular type of animal.