Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general Prime minister: Baldwin Spencer
President: Islam Karimov
Population
89,018
28,394,180
Life Expectancy
75.690 years
72.770 years
Capital City
Saint John's
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Largest city
Saint John's (population: 24,226)
Tashkent (population: 1,978,030)
Human Development Index
0.83
0.701
GDP per capita
$18,200 US
$3,300 US
Literacy Rate
85.8%
99.3%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
16.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.000%
1.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Independence date
1 November 1981 (from UK)
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Languages
English (official), local dialects
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Exports
petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
External Debt
$359,800,000 $
$8,570,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
3.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Area
443 km sq
447,400 km sq
Coastline
153 km
0 km
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
