President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
9,493,600
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
71.320 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Baku (Baki, Baky)
Singapore
Largest city
Baku (population: 1,116,510)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.758
0.918
GDP per capita
$10,300 US
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
98.8%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.4%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary republic
Independence date
30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Exports
oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$4,074,000,000 $
$23,580,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - 0.8219 (2008 est.), 0.8581 (2007), 0.8934 (2006), 4,727.1 (2005), 4,913.48 (2004) note: on 1 January 2006 Azerbaijan revalued its currency, with 5,000 old manats equal to 1 new manat
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
1
Location
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
86,600 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
0 km
193 km
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
