Federal President (rotating): Ueli Maurer (until 1 Jan 2014)
Population
4,555,911
7,996,026
Life Expectancy
77.510 years
82.280 years
Capital City
T'bilisi
Bern
Largest city
Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500)
Zurich (population: 341,730)
Human Development Index
0.763
0.955
GDP per capita
$5,900 US
$54,600 US
Literacy Rate
100%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.9
9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6%
27.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Ernesto Bertarelli ($8.2bn US)
Unemployment Rate
15.100%
2.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic
formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Independence date
9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)
Religions
Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages
Exports
scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
