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Kyrgyzstan: Government Presses Ahead with Controversial Plan to Privatize Electricity Grid
BY ALISHER KHAMIDOV
The Kyrgyz government is moving forward with plans to privatize the Central Asian nation’s electricity industry, despite strong public disapproval.

ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 198,999 sq km (76,834 sq mi)
Population: 5,081,429
Capital: Bishkek 589,000
President: Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Religion: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Life Expectancy: 67.84 years
GDP per capita: $1,600
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Soros Foundation - Kyrgyzstan
55A, Logvinenko St.
Bishkek, 720040
Kyrgyzstan
Phone: (996 312) 66 34 75, 66 34
Fax: (996 312) 66 34 48
Email: office@soros.kg
Executive Director: Mr. Medet Tiulegenov
Website:   http://www.soros.kg/
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