Kyrgyzstan

geographical name

Kyr·​gyz·​stan ˌkir-gi-ˈstan 

-ˈstän;

ˈkir-gi-ˌstan,

-ˌstän

mountainous, landlocked independent country in west central Asia that has the Tian Shan along its boundary with China in the southeast and the Alai Mountains in the southwest; was a constituent republic ( the Kir*giz Republic ) of the Soviet Union 1936–91; capital Bishkek area 77,202 square miles (199,951 square kilometers), population 5,849,000