Kyrgyzstan and Malta Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Kyrgyzstan	Malta
Leader
Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva	President: George Abela Prime minister: Lawrence Gonzi
Population
5,496,737	409,836
Life Expectancy
69.450 years	79.850 years
Capital City
Bishkek	Valletta
Largest city
Bishkek (population: 900,000)	Birkirkara (population: 21,676)
Human Development Index
0.694	0.894
GDP per capita
$2,400 US	$25,800 US
Literacy Rate
98.7%	92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8	5.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.6%	8.7%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
8.600%	6.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances	Abolished

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)	21 September 1964 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%	Roman Catholic 98%
Languages
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)	Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
Exports
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes	machinery and transport equipment, manufactures
External Debt
$3,601,000,000 $	$48,790,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)	euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6494 (2008 est.), 0.6795 (January 2008), Maltese liri per US dollar - 0.3106 (2007), 0.37 (2006), 0.34578 (2005), 0.34466 (2004), 0.37723 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%	0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	0
Location
Central Asia, west of China	Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Area
199,951 km sq	316 km sq
Coastline
0 km	197 km
Climate
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone	Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers

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Kyrgyzstan vs Malta