|
Country
|
Djibouti | 
Latvia |
|
Leader
|
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
|
President: Andris Berzins
|
|
Population
|
792,198
| 2,178,443
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
61.990 years
| 73.190 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Djibouti
| Riga
|
|
Largest city
|
| Djibouti (population: 623,891) | Riga (population: 742,572) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.513
| 0.863
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,700 US
| $18,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.9%
| 99.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 5
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 20%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
59.000%
| 14.300%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
27 June 1977 (from France)
| 18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
| Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
|
| Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
| Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
|
| Exports |
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
| wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
$802,900,000 $
| $35,340,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
| lati (LVL) per US dollar - 0.4701 (2008 est.), 0.5162 (2007), 0.5597 (2006), 0.5647 (2005), 0.5402 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.600%
| 1.100%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 3
|
| Location |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
| Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
|
| Area |
23,200 km sq
| 64,589 km sq
|
| Coastline |
314 km
| 498 km
|
| Climate |
desert; torrid, dry
| maritime; wet, moderate winters
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