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Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан, Russian:Киргизия (also known as Kirgizia), variously transliterated), formally the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia.
In the early 19th century, the southern territory of today's Kyrgyzstan came under the control of the Khanate of Kokand, and the territory was formally incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1876.
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Kyrgyz being the majority group.
Kyrgyzstan has a high literacy rate (99%), and a strong tradition of educating all citizens.
Tush kyiz are large, elaborately embroidered wall hangings, traditionally made in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by elder women to commemorate the marriage of a son or daughter.
Kyrgyzstan, sometimes dubbed "the Switzerland of Central Asia," is famous for its dramatic landscape of snowcapped mountains, glaciers and high-altitude lakes.
Kyrgyzstan is a republic, with a president who acts as chief of state and a prime minister who heads the government.
Kyrgyzstan prides itself on a strong universal education system; the government estimates that, since the 1970s, almost two-thirds of the country's adult population has received at least a secondary education.
Kyrgyzstan is located at the juncture of two great Central Asian mountain systems (the Tian Shan and the Pamirs).