Attachment 4 Ecosystems in Kyrgyzstan Type of Ecosystem Area (sq. km.) Percentage of Total Country Area Coniferous forest 2,772 1.39 Juniper forests 2,680 1.35 Broad-leaved forests 464 0.23 Tugai 226 0.14 Small leafed forests 711 0.36 Middle-altitude deciduous bushes 970 0.48 Middle-altitude petrophilic bushes 2,317 1.17 Savannoides 6,081 3.06 Amygdaloides and pistachios 182 0.09 Nival and subnival belt 11,527 5.81 Cryophilic meadows 27,242 13.72 Cryophilic steppes 21,413 10.79 Cryophilic deserts 1,911 0.96 Middle-altitude meadows 8,764 4.42 Middle-altitude steppes 17,643 8.89 Middle-altitude deserts 2,543 1.28 Mountain boghara 2,791 1.41 Foothill steppes 823 0.41 Foothill deserts 8,768 4.42 Petrophile foothill bushes 181 0.09 Lakes and swamps 393 0.19 Cultivated land 12,475 6.28