Country
Cape Verde Guyana
Leader
Population
523,568 741,908
Life Expectancy
71.000 years 67.390 years
Capital City
Praia Georgetown
Largest city
Praia (population: 113,364) Georgetown (population: 235,017)
Human Development Index
0.705 0.725 GDP per capita $4,000 US $7,600 US
Literacy Rate
76.6% 98.8%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1 2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.1% 29% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 21.000% 11.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Legal
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
5 July 1975 (from Portugal) 26 May 1966 (from UK) Religions Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census) Languages Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Exports fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber External Debt $657,700,000 $ $1,234,000,000 US Exchange Rate Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004) Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.500% 1.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Area 4,033 km sq 214,969 km sq Coastline 965 km 459 km Climate temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
