| Capital | nombre: Bishkek coordenadas geográficas: 42 52 N, 74 36 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: founded in 1868 as a Russian settlement on the site of a previously destroyed fortress named "Pishpek"; the name was retained and overtime became "Bishkek" |
| División administrativa | 7 provinces (oblustar, singular - oblus) and 2 cities* (shaarlar, singular - shaar); Batken Oblusu, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblusu (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblusu, Naryn Oblusu, Osh Oblusu, Osh Shaary*, Talas Oblusu, Ysyk-Kol Oblusu (Karakol) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
| Independencia | 31 Agosto 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 31 Agosto (1991) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1993; latest adoptada by referendum 27 Junio 2010, efectiva 2 Julio 2010; note - constitutional amendments that bolstered some presidential powers and transferred others from the president to the prime minister passed in a referendum in Diciembre 2016, efectiva Diciembre 2017 amendments: proposed as a draft law by the majority of the Supreme Council membership or by petition of 300,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Council membership in each of at least three readings of the draft two months apart; the draft may be submitted to a referendum if approved by two thirds of the Council membership; adoption requires the signature of the president; modificada 2017 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Sooronbay JEENBEKOV (desde 24 November 2017) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyy ABYL-GAZIEV (desde 20 April 2018); First Deputy Prime Minister Kubatbek BORONOV (desde 20 April 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Jenish RAZAKOV (desde 20 April 2018), Altynay OMURBEKOVA (desde 20 April 2018), Zamirbek ASKAROV (desde 20 April 2018) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president upon approval by the Supreme Council; defense and security committee chairs appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 6-year term; election last held on 15 October 2017 (next to be held in October 2023); prime minister nominated by the majority party or majority coalition in the Supreme Council, appointed by the president upon approval by the Supreme Council election results: Sooronbay JEENBEKOV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Sooronbay JEENBEKOV (SDPK) 54.2%, Omurbek BABANOV (Respublika) 33.5%, Adakhan MADUMAROV (Butun Kyrgyzstan) 6.6%, Temir SARIYEV (Akshumar) 2.5%, other 3.2% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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