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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked nation of five-and-a-half million people in central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan. The terrain of Kyrgyzstan is dominated by the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain systems, which together occupy about 65% of the national territory. 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level with an average elevation of 2,750 m. It has many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes, including Lake Issyk-Kul, the world s second largest alpine lake. This book offers information on Kyrgyzstan and its most notable places.

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