Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan was in news due to violent protests in the country.
- It is witnessing one of its worst political crises in decades.
- It is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
- It borders Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
- It’s the second-smallest of the five Central Asian states.
- Capital: Bishkek.
- The mountainous region of the Tian Shan covers over 80% of the country.
