Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, and sometimes known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it borders China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek. Once a republic of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan has been independent since 1991.

Kyrgyz Republic -- Kyrgyz Respublikasy

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Kyrgyzstan Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics on Kyrgyz: CIA World Factbook
• U.S. Embassy in Bishkek
• Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in Washington, D.C.
• Government House of the Kyrgyz Republic

International Organizations and Development Programs

• International Summer School in Central Asia sponsored by Kyrgyz-Turkish MANAS University
• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
• USAID Kyrgyz Country Page Information about the Kyrgyz Republic and USAID programs
• Kyrgyz and the IMF The IMF's Kyrgyz Country Page with links to articles
• Soros National Foundations
• The Eurasia Foundation Central Asia Regional Offices

Internet Resources: General

• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• Reenic Excellent collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Newly Independent States
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus, and Central Asia (NIS)
• Central Asian Studies World Wide sponsored by the Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies
• Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center at Indiana University
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world

Online News Sites and Servers

• Kabar
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kygyz Service
• Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Academic and Fellowship Information

• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• Social Science Research Council Fellowship and program information in Soviet Successor States
• ACTR/ACCELS For fellowships and exchange programs in Central and East Europe, Russia and NIS

Published: Thursday, April 14, 2005