Capital

Kirgisistan

name: Bishkek

geographic coordinates: 42 52 N, 74 36 E

time difference: 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"

Dänemark

name: Copenhagen

geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components

etymology: name derives from the city's Danish appellation Kobenhavn, meaning "Merchant's Harbor"

Citizenship

Kirgisistan

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Kyrgyzstan

dual citizenship recognized: yes, but only if a mutual treaty on dual citizenship is in force

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Dänemark

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Legal system

Kirgisistan

civil law system, which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws

Dänemark

civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

Suffrage

Kirgisistan

18 years of age; universal

Dänemark

18 years of age; universal

Area

Kirgisistan

total: 199,951 sq km

land: 191,801 sq km

water: 8,150 sq km

Dänemark

total: 43,094 sq km

land: 42,434 sq km

water: 660 sq km

note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn) but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland

Land use

Kirgisistan

agricultural land: 55.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.7% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 48.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 5.1% (2018 est.)

other: 39.5% (2018 est.)

Dänemark

agricultural land: 63.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 58.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 12.9% (2018 est.)

other: 23.7% (2018 est.)

Location

Kirgisistan

Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan

Dänemark

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)

Age structure

Kirgisistan

0-14 years: 29.54% (male 928,876/female 879,729)

15-64 years: 63.86% (male 1,914,277/female 1,995,500)

65 years and over: 6.6% (2023 est.) (male 154,684/female 249,715)

Dänemark

0-14 years: 16.24% (male 495,887/female 469,976)

15-64 years: 63.13% (male 1,900,182/female 1,854,222)

65 years and over: 20.63% (2023 est.) (male 566,363/female 660,354)

Birth rate

Kirgisistan

19.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dänemark

11.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Kirgisistan

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dänemark

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Kirgisistan

Kyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Дүйнөлүк фактылар китеби, негизги маалыматтын маанилүү булагы. (Kyrgyz)

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Dänemark

Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language

major-language sample(s):
Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish)

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Life expectancy at birth

Kirgisistan

total population: 72.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 68.6 years

female: 77 years

Dänemark

total population: 81.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 80 years

female: 83.9 years

Major urban areas - population

Kirgisistan

1.105 million BISHKEK (capital) (2023)

Dänemark

1.381 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2023)

Median age

Kirgisistan

total: 28.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 26.7 years

female: 29.5 years

Dänemark

total: 42.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 41 years

female: 43.3 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Kirgisistan

22.6 years (2019 est.)

Dänemark

29.8 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Kirgisistan

-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dänemark

2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Kirgisistan

the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains

Dänemark

with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland

Population growth rate

Kirgisistan

0.82% (2023 est.)

Dänemark

0.44% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Kirgisistan

2.47 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Dänemark

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Kirgisistan

urban population: 37.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Dänemark

urban population: 88.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Kirgisistan

6.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Dänemark

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Kirgisistan

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2021)

Dänemark

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Kirgisistan

-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Dänemark

1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Kirgisistan

3.1% (2021 est.)

Dänemark

5.25% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Kirgisistan

2.478 million (2021 est.)

Dänemark

3.051 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Kirgisistan

20.1% (2019 est.)

Dänemark

12.5% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Kirgisistan

9.1% (2021 est.)

8.71% (2020 est.)

6.92% (2019 est.)

Dänemark

4.8% (2021 est.)

5.64% (2020 est.)

5.02% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Kirgisistan

72.23% of GDP (2020 est.)

54.23% of GDP (2019 est.)

51.66% of GDP (2018 est.)

Dänemark

35.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

37.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Kirgisistan

11.91% (2021 est.)

6.33% (2020 est.)

1.13% (2019 est.)

Dänemark

1.85% (2021 est.)

0.42% (2020 est.)

0.76% (2019 est.)

Exports

Kirgisistan

$3.35 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.435 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.108 billion (2019 est.)

Dänemark

$234.262 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$195.729 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$205.019 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Kirgisistan

United Kingdom 56%, Kazakhstan 13%, Russia 13%, Uzbekistan 5% (2019)

Dänemark

Germany 14%, United States 10%, Sweden 10%, China 6%, Norway 5% (2021)

Imports

Kirgisistan

$5.919 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.051 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.67 billion (2019 est.)

Dänemark

$208.121 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$172.868 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$179.356 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Kirgisistan

China 53%, Russia 17%, Kazakhstan 7%, Uzbekistan 7%, Turkey 5% (2019)

Dänemark

Germany 21%, Sweden 12%, China 9%, Netherlands 8%, Poland 4% (2021)

Airports

Kirgisistan

28 (2021)

Dänemark

80 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Kirgisistan

total: 289,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)

Dänemark

total: 2,590,282 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Kirgisistan

total: 5.07 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 78% (2021 est.)

Dänemark

total: 5.841 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 99% (2021 est.)

Railways

Kirgisistan

total: 424 km (2022)

broad gauge: 424 km (2018) 1.520-m gauge

Dänemark

total: 2,682 km (2020) 876 km electrified

Roadways

Kirgisistan

total: 34,000 km (2022)

Dänemark

total: 74,558 km (2017)

paved: 74,558 km (2017) (includes 1,205 km of expressways)

Telephones - fixed lines

Kirgisistan

total subscriptions: 300,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 706,604 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Kirgisistan

total subscriptions: 8.5 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130 (2021 est.)

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 7,287,875 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 124 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Kirgisistan

576 km (2022)

Dänemark

400 km (2010)

Disputes - international

Kirgisistan

Kyrgyzstan-China: a 2009 treaty settled a border dispute, with Kyrgyzstan receiving the Khan Tengri Peak and Kyrgyzstan ceding to China the Uzengi-Kush area

Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan: in January 2019, Kyrgyzstan ratified the 2017 agreement on the demarcation of the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: as the last major Central Asian boundary dispute with lengthy undelimited sections, the lowland (NE part) of the Kyrgz-Tajik line seems intractable despite recent Kyrgyz-Uzbek compromises and agreements on delimitation and demarcation

Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan: delimitation of approximately 15% or 200 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes over enclaves and other areas; Kyrgyz and Uzbek officials signed an agreement in March 2021 on the final delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border; the accord included several land swaps that gave Kyrgyzstan more territory but was offset by Uzbekistan retaining use of reservoirs on Kyrgyz land; although a Kyrgyz official returned from the March 2021 meetings and said the decades-old border dispute was 100% resolved, his talks with residents in some affected areas showed that agreement had not been reached on all border segments

Dänemark

Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; in 2019, Denmark signed continental shelf delimitation agreements with Iceland and Norway to parts of the continental shelf in the Ægir Basin, which is located north of the Faroe Islands