Kyrgyzstan

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The Republic of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Kyrgysstan, Russian Kyrgyzstan, obsolete Kyrgyzstan) in Central Asia with the capital Bishkek covers 199,951 km². The former USSR state became independent in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It borders Kazakhstan to the north, China to the south-east, Tajikistan to the south and Uzbekistan to the west.

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The climate is continental. The wine-growing regions are located in the Talas and Chüi valleys in the north-west, in the Issyk-Kul depression at up to 1,800 metres above sea level in the east and in the south of the country. Artificial irrigation is required almost everywhere. In 2021, the vineyards covered 4,831 hectares of vines and the wine production volume was 14,00 hectolitres. The indigenous varieties Bayanshira, Budeshuri Tsiteli, Kuldzhinskii, Mairam, Rkatsiteli and Saperavi, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Muscat Blanc, Muscat d'Hamburg, Pinot Noir and Riesling are cultivated.

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