Country
Poland Kyrgyzstan
Leader
Population
38,415,284 5,496,737
Life Expectancy
76.250 years 69.450 years
Capital City
Warsaw Bishkek
Largest city
Warsaw (population: 1,702,140) Bishkek (population: 900,000)
Human Development Index
0.875 0.694 GDP per capita $20,600 US $2,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.8% 98.7%
Corruption Perception Index
4.6 1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18% 25.6% Wealthiest Citizens Zygmunt Solorz-Zak ($1.0bn US) NA Unemployment Rate 12.400% 8.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002) Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% Languages Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census) Exports machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003) cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes External Debt $320,000,000,000 $ $3,601,000,000 US Exchange Rate zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.900% 0.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 10 2 Location Central Europe, east of Germany Central Asia, west of China Area 312,685 km sq 199,951 km sq Coastline 440 km 0 km Climate temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
