Kyrgyzstan

COUNTRY PROFILE
Kyrgyzstan is predominantly a mountainous country, crowned by cloudy mountain ridges of the Tien-Shan and the Alatau. There are more than 2000 lakes in Kyrgyzstan, but mountain lake Issyk-Kul undoubtedly ranks first. Wonderful swimming facilities, the charms of a southern seaside, but without unbearable heat even at the height of the summer, salutary wells and grandeur of the natural landscapes - all this has brought world fame to lake Issyk-Kul.

Another jewel of the local nature is lake Sary-Chelek, located at the height of 2000 metres above sea level and surrounded by the thickets of Tien-Shan blue spruce. The nature of the country is really unique: snow-covered mountains, blooming gardens and vineyards, woods of silver fir, evergreen spruce and Tien-Shan fir, thickets of sea-buckthorn and barberry. It is known that warriors of Alexander the Great used to eat with delight the nuts from the forests of Arslonbob whose age is more than 3000 years. Throughout the territory of the republic one can come across the ruins of Zoroastrian, Buddhist and Christian monasteries. And in the ancient city of Osh there is a holy Sulayman-hill with the house of Zakheriddin Bobur, the conqueror of Northern India and the founder of the empire of the Great Moguls.

1. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM