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Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic redirects here. For the Kazakh entity of that name, see Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы (Kyrgyz) Киргизская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian) Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
← 1936–1991 →
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Frunze (today Bishkek)
Official language	Kyrgyz and Russian
Established In the Soviet Union:  - Since  - Until	14 October 1924 14 October 1924 31 August 1991
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	Ranked 7th in the USSR 198,500 km² 3.6%
Population  - Total   - Density	Ranked 10th in the USSR 4,257,800 (1989) 21.4/km²
Time zone	UTC + 5
Anthem	Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Medals	Order of Lenin

The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy; Russian: Киргизская Советская Социалистическая Республика Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 14 October 1924 as the Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast of the RSFSR, it was transformed into the Kirghiz ASSR (Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) on 1 February 1926, still being a part of the RSFSR. On December 5, 1936, it became a separate constituent republic of the USSR as the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic during the final stages of the national delimitation in the Soviet Union.

The country declared its independence on August 31, 1991, having been renamed the "Kyrgyz Republic" the previous day.

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• Kirghizia; complete transformation of former backward colony by Kazy Dikambayevich Dikambayev

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Coordinates: 42°52′N 74°36′E / 42.867°N 74.6°E / 42.867; 74.6