Country
Namibia Croatia
Leader
Population
2,182,852 4,475,611
Life Expectancy
52.030 years 76.200 years
Capital City
Windhoek Zagreb
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132) Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
0.634 0.862 GDP per capita $7,800 US $18,100 US
Literacy Rate
85% 98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5 4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9% 20.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 51.200% 20.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia) Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census) Languages English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census) Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels External Debt $4,204,000,000 $ $61,070,000,000 US Exchange Rate Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% 1.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 5 Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia Area 824,292 km sq 56,594 km sq Coastline 1,572 km 5,835 km Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
