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| State motto: Бардык өлкөлордүн пролетарлары, бириккиле! | |||||
| Official language | None. | ||||
| Capital | Bishkek (Frunze) | ||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | Askar Akayev (at independence) | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 7th in former Soviet Union 198,500 km² -- | ||||
| Population | Ranked 10th in the former Soviet Union
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| Currency | Ruble (сўм) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC + 5 | ||||
| Anthem | Anthem of Kirghiz SSR | ||||
Kirghiz SSR (Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic) also known as Kirghizia was the name for Kyrgyzstan during its being as the part of USSR. It was established in 1936 as a constituent republic of the USSR, having previously been part of the Russian SFSR. It declared independence in 1991.