原為蘇聯的聯邦成員之一，因位於中國通往中亞的必經道路，被中國視為一帶一路重點國家，全國外債有四成是欠中國的。2020年爆發反政府示威，現任總統扎帕羅夫上任，外交上與中國和俄羅斯維持良好關係。現與美國關係冷淡，並在2021年釋放遭美國制裁的黑幫毒梟。與鄰國塔吉克存在邊境衝突，雙方關係於2021年惡化。冷知識，李白其實是在今日的吉爾吉斯出生的，當時唐帝國幅員真遼闊。

Year Founded: 1991

Formerly a Soviet republic, it is considered an important country by China in developing its Belt and Road project and the essential path from China to Central Asia. 40% of foreign debt in Kyrgyz is to China. After the anti-government demonstration in 2020, the current President, Sadyr Japarov, took office and maintains a friendly diplomatic relationship with China and Russia. Kyrgyz has a distant relationship with the U.S. now and in 2021 released a drug-trafficking crime boss sanctioned by the U.S. With ongoing border conflicts with neighboring Tajikistan, their bilateral relationship soured in 2021. 

A little trivial knowledge, famous poet Li Bai was actually born in today’s Kyrgyz.