|
Country
|
Kyrgyzstan | 
Moldova |
|
Leader
|
Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
|
President: Nicolae Timofti
|
|
Population
|
5,496,737
| 3,656,843
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
69.450 years
| 69.510 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bishkek
| Chisinau (Kishinev)
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bishkek (population: 900,000) | Chisinau (population: 635,994) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.694
| 0.719
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,400 US
| $3,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
98.7%
| 99.1%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
1.8
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25.6%
| 21.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
8.600%
| 6.700%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
| Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
|
| Languages |
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
| Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
|
| Exports |
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
| foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
|
| External Debt |
$3,601,000,000 $
| $5,200,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
| 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 |
0.500%
| 0.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 1
|
| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
|
| Area |
199,951 km sq
| 33,851 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
| moderate winters, warm summers
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