Country
Guyana Moldova
Leader
Population
741,908 3,656,843
Life Expectancy
67.390 years 69.510 years
Capital City
Georgetown Chisinau (Kishinev)
Largest city
Georgetown (population: 235,017) Chisinau (population: 635,994)
Human Development Index
0.725 0.719 GDP per capita $7,600 US $3,400 US
Literacy Rate
98.8% 99.1%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6 2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
29% 21.8% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 11.000% 6.700%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
26 May 1966 (from UK) 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions 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) Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) Languages English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) Exports sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber foodstuffs, textiles, machinery External Debt $1,234,000,000 $ $5,200,000,000 US Exchange Rate Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004) Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 0.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 1 Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Area 214,969 km sq 33,851 km sq Coastline 459 km 0 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) moderate winters, warm summers
