Kyrgyzstan – is located on the western border of China, south of Kazakhstan and east of  Uzbekistan, north of Tajikistan and 5000 km southeast of Moscow. It is a land of powerful eternally snow-covered mountains, alpine meadows scattered with flowers, impetuous rivers and waterfalls amid cliffs and steppes with the scent of worm wood; a land of blue lakes and green valleys. The pearl of the Central Asia is the emerald-blue Issyk-Kul Alpine lake. Kyrgyzstan attracts travellers from all over the world not only due to the great variety of landscapes, abundance of mountain lakes and cascades, alpine meadows and glaciers and exclusive resorts, but also due to historical and architectural sights, and wonderful Kyrgyz traditions.

Territory: 199,9 thousand sq.km (5,8% – the woods, 4,4% – waters, 53,3% – agricultural lands, 36,5% – other lands). Nearly 90 % are located above 1500 m above sea level

Climate: extremely continental with cold winter and hot summer. Precipitation generally occurs in autumn, winter and spring, while summer is usually dry

Population: 5,5 million

The capital: Bishkek (859,800 inhabitants). Big towns: Osh (255,800), Jalal-Abad (98,400), Karakol (68,000). Kyrgyzstan has 7 administrative regions – Chuy, Talas, Issyk-Kol, Naryn, Jalal-Abad, Osh and Batken

State language: the Kyrgyz, official language – the Russian