President: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
Population
30,419,928
4,480,043
Life Expectancy
49.720 years
75.990 years
Capital City
Kabul
Zagreb
Largest city
Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
0
0.862
GDP per capita
$1,000 US
$18,400 US
Literacy Rate
28.1%
98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
1.5
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.9%
20.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
35.000%
17.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
Islamic republic
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Languages
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
External Debt
$1,280,000,000 $
$66,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
2.390%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
5
Location
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Area
652,230 km sq
56,594 km sq
Coastline
0 km
5,835 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
