|
Country
|
Kyrgyzstan | 
Uruguay |
|
Leader
|
President: Almazbek Atambayev
|
|
|
Population
|
5,548,042
| 3,324,460
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
69.750 years
| 76.610 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bishkek
| Montevideo
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bishkek (population: 900,000) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.694
| 0.859
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,400 US
| $15,800 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
98.7%
| 98%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
1.8
| 6.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25.6%
| 12.3%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
8.600%
| 6.100%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic
| constitutional republic
|
|
Independence date
|
31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
|
| Languages |
Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
|
| Exports |
cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
|
| External Debt |
$3,666,000,000 $
| $15,900,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.800%
| 0.900%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
|
| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
|
| Area |
199,951 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 660 km
|
| Climate |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
|
|
|
|
