Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Perry Christie
Population
1,274,709
316,182
Life Expectancy
73.580 years
71.440 years
Capital City
Tallinn
Nassau
Largest city
Tallinn (population: 394,024)
Nassau (population: 227,940)
Human Development Index
0.871
NA
GDP per capita
$20,600 US
$31,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.8%
95.6%
Corruption Perception Index
6.6
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.8%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.100%
14.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
parliamentary republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
10 July 1973 (from UK)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Exports
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$342,600,000 US
Exchange Rate
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.000%
0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
0
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Area
45,228 km sq
13,880 km sq
Coastline
3,794 km
3,542 km
Climate
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
