Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed al-Magarief (resigned)
President: Christopher Loeak
Population
6,002,347
69,747
Life Expectancy
75.830 years
72.310 years
Capital City
Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Majuro (population: 20,500)
Human Development Index
0.84
0
GDP per capita
$13,300 US
Literacy Rate
82.6%
93.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.7%
3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
30.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Independence date
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
Languages
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Area
1,759,540 km sq
181 km sq
Coastline
1,770 km
370 km
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
