Disputes - international:
Kyrgyzstan's constitutional court has ruled that 1,270 sq km ceded
to China in a 2000 delimitation agreement were legally transferred;
delimitation with Kazakhstan is largely complete with only minor
disputed areas; disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of
delimitation with Tajikistan; serious disputes with Uzbekistan
around Uzbek enclaves mar progress on delimitation efforts
Illicit drugs:
limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS
markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit
point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of
Europe