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Hi dear Drew, Ericka, Keagan, and Tiara  Very nice to hear from you, it is a pleasure for me to tell you about my country.  //Is it common in Kyrgyzstan to live with extended family? // Yes, it is rather common, traditions are strong here, especially in the provinces, children are usually have to take care of their parents, when they are old.  //Do major corporations get tax breaks? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Yes indeed, tax system is very complicated, some corporations pay much, some avoid paying at all, there is no clear gradation defining paying tax. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> //What are the general attitudes towards Americans?// Not bad, except American military base //Gansy//, located in the airport of our capital, it is the contradictory issue lasting for about 20 years, population of Kyrgyzstan don’t want to have any military base on its territory. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">With your population as a whole, would you say you have a younger population or older population? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Population of Kyrgyzstan makes up a bit more than 5 billion people, young people make up for about 35% of the total population. Our country is considered to be young one. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">What are the biggest similarities and difference between the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> The biggest similarity between Kyrgyzstan and US is that people like freedom, the great difference is that people here are concerned about relationship, I mean family boundaries are strong, people keep to their roots and more traditional. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">What are some of the major holidays? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Major holidays we have are due to former USSR, as Kyrgyzstan used to be the part of this system, accordingly we have those holidays they celebrated in USSR, for instance March 8, February 23, New Year December 31, May Day, the new ones are mostly those of Muslim. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Do you have child labor laws? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Yes, we have. But nowadays you can come across working children too, especially those who come to the big cities from poor provinces. But in comparison with neighboring Uzbekistan, where child labor is almost legal Kyrgyzstan has more positive feature. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Are there specific roles for genders? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Again, if we compare several countries of the Middle East, we can say that situation with gender issues is rather favorable here, we had precedent when had elected first woman –President in 2010,prosecuter general, several ministers are also women, but any way in the society of course, we have specific roles for genders, traditionally responsibilities of women and men both in the family and society are determined. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">What kind of education do you have there? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> We have secondary schools(state and private), special colleges which provide professions (after 9 grade)and institutions of higher education <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">If we would move company there, would there be a lot of other industries as competition? We have very few industries here, due to the countries specific geographical position( mountainous country) again it depends on the type of company you are going to run here, taking into account high level of unemployment, I think you will hardly have any competitors. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sorry, if I couldn’t give detailed answers, but I am open to tell more on request. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Good luck,