Country
Kyrgyzstan Albania
Leader
Population
5,548,042 3,011,405
Life Expectancy
69.750 years 77.770 years
Capital City
Bishkek Tirana (Tirane)
Largest city
Bishkek (population: 900,000) Tirana (population: 374,801)
Human Development Index
0.694 0.807 GDP per capita $2,400 US $8,000 US
Literacy Rate
98.7% 98.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8 3.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.6% 7.1% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 8.600% 13.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances Abolished
Political System
republic emerging democracy
Independence date
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) 28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire) Religions Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice Languages Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census) Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects Exports cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco External Debt $3,666,000,000 $ $5,281,000,000 US Exchange Rate soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004) leke (ALL) per US dollar - 79.546 (2008 est.), 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006), 102.649 (2005), 102.78 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.800% 1.490% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 0 Location Central Asia, west of China Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north Area 199,951 km sq 28,748 km sq Coastline 0 km 362 km Climate dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
