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It was formerly part of the USSR. Its full name was Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, and was commonly referred to as Kirghizia or Kirghiz SSR.
Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State's website. Somewhat Wikified.
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