Kyrgyzstan (/ˈkɨrɡɨstɑːn/ KIR-gi-stahn) (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан or Кыргыз Республикасы, Russian: Киргизстан or Кыргызстан, Киргизия, Киргизская Республика, Кыргызская Республика) or Kirgizstan (/ˈkɜrɡɨstɑːn/ KUR-gi-stahn), the Kyrgyz Republic, the Kirgiz Republic is a nation located in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.