Kirghizia

American

[kir-gee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kyir-gyee-zyi-yuh] / kɪrˈgi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, kyɪrˈgyi zyɪ yə /

noun

a republic in central Asia, south of Kazakhstan and north of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Bishkek.

Kirghizia British

/ kɜːˈɡɪzɪə /

noun

the former Russian name for Kyrgyzstan

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He granted recognition to all 12 and announced that diplomatic relations would be opened immediately between the U.S. and Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia and Armenia.

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For the six Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union -- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- the answer may be cultural identity.

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Here was the famous domino effect in reverse, whole peoples going uncommunist by chain reaction: Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Moldavia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizia.

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Kirghizia doesn't have that advantage.

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But Kirghizia must also have an independent government.

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