Kyrgyzstan 吉爾吉斯

Facts• Population: 5.5 million (Taiwan: 23 million)

• Total area: Taiwan x 5.5

• Languages: Russian, Kyrgyz

• Capital: Bishkek 比什凱克

• Average height: 2750 meters

• Religion: Muslim (70%), Russian Orthodox (30%)

• 7th poorest country in the world (2010)–Monthly salary: < $150 US dollars ($4500NT)

• Child labor: 40.3%

• National TV channels: 2

–Private: 20+

• Average age of 1st time mom: 23.6 yrs old

Host

Dad

Culture

shock

Marshrutkas

Bazaar

“You can’t choose where you’re from,

but you can decide where to go!”

Be a traveler, not a tourist

李采彤 Tong Lee

“踏上中亞吉爾吉斯 Kyrgyzstan”

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