Country
Guyana Tunisia
Leader
Population
741,908 10,732,900
Life Expectancy
67.390 years 75.240 years
Capital City
Georgetown Tunis
Largest city
Georgetown (population: 235,017) Tunis (population: 693,210)
Human Development Index
0.725 0.762 GDP per capita $7,600 US $9,600 US
Literacy Rate
98.8% 74.3%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6 4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
29% 19.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 11.000% 18.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished in practice
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
26 May 1966 (from UK) 20 March 1956 (from France) 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) Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% Languages English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) Exports sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment External Debt $1,234,000,000 $ $23,210,000,000 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) Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 1.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 1 Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya Area 214,969 km sq 163,610 km sq Coastline 459 km 1,148 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
