Kyrgyzstan

POPULATION The population consists of Kyrgyz 64.9%, Russians 12.5%, Uzbeks 13.8%, Ukrainians 1%, Tajiks, Tatars and several other ethnic groups. After independence, many of the residents of European origin left the country to reach Russia and Ukraine, but also Germany:

Prehistory Several Paleolithic cave settlements have been surveyed in the Tian Shan area; Neolithic cave settlements are also known in Kyrgyzstan. During the Bronze Age, the population of the valleys increased. Parts of Kyrgyzstan were minted during the second millennium