Here are a few facts about the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
1) There are over 88 major mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan, making up about more than 70 percent of the country’s territory.
- Kyrgyzstan mountains
2) Kyrgyzstan has the lengthiest epic in the world. “Manas” a Kyrgyz epic poem with 500,000 lines.
- Manas
3) Kyrgyzstan is a country with two official languages: Russian and Kyrgyz
4) The most famous person from Kyrgyzstan is a writer, Chingiz Aitmatov. He is more known by the world than any sportsmen, politicians and musicians.
- Chingiz Aytmatov
5) The most famous national drink is horse milk “kumyz”
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