Kyrgyzstan: Social situation
At a Glance
02-02-2016
Kyrgyzstan is the second most impoverished country in Central Asia, after Tajikistan. The country has made progress in many social areas, especially the health sector, with outstanding results in reducing child mortality and under-nourishment. However, the poorly performing education sector requires further attention and resources. Inter-ethnic tensions between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks threaten the already fragile political, economic and social stability of the country.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- distribution of income
- economic geography
- ECONOMICS
- education
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- education policy
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- environmental protection
- ethnic conflict
- ethnic group
- Europe
- GEOGRAPHY
- health
- health care
- Kyrgyzstan
- labour market
- labour market
- national accounts
- political geography
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- Russia
- social framework
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- social situation
- Uzbekistan