Country
Kyrgyzstan Seychelles
Leader
Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
President: James Michel James
Population
5,496,737 90,024
Life Expectancy
69.450 years 73.770 years
Capital City
Bishkek Victoria
Largest city
Bishkek (population: 900,000) Victoria (population: 22,881)
Human Development Index
0.694 0.836
GDP per capita
$2,400 US $25,000 US
Literacy Rate
98.7% 91.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8 4.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.6% 23.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
8.600% 2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) 29 June 1976 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
Languages
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census) Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
Exports
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports)
External Debt
$3,601,000,000 $ $1,470,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004) Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500% 2.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2 0
Location
Central Asia, west of China archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Area
199,951 km sq 455 km sq
Coastline
0 km 491 km
Climate
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)