Kirghizia
Noun
Meaning
a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
Call me the "stan” man. Or have you ever been to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizia or Kazakhstan. Give it eight weeks and I will have done them all.
Singer Jamala (real name - Susana Jamaladinova) lives in Kiev, but she was born in the city of Osh (Kirghizia).
Kirghizia was the only one of the five states of Soviet Central Asia that voted their established Communist leadership out of power in 1990.
In Kirghizia the 1990 elections were held on 25 February, with a second round on 7 April.