
Kyrgyzstan (Capital: Bishkek)
India’s Defence Minister while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) called for unified SCO action against terrorism.
Physical Features
- A landlocked country in Central Asia.
- Land Boundaries: Kazakhstan (north), Uzbekistan (west), Tajikistan (south), and China (east).
- Occasionally referred to as the Switzerland of Central Asia.
Geographical Features
- Highest Peak: Victory (Pobedy) Peak.
- Major Rivers: Syr Darya, Naryn, Chu.
- Natural resources: Gold, Coal, oil and natural gas.