Country
Seychelles Croatia
Leader
Population
90,846 4,475,611
Life Expectancy
74.010 years 76.200 years
Capital City
Victoria Zagreb
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.862 GDP per capita $26,200 US $18,100 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 20.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000% 20.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK) 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia) Religions 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) 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 Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census) Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels External Debt $1,453,000,000 $ $61,070,000,000 US Exchange Rate Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (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 0.800% 1.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 5 Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia Area 455 km sq 56,594 km sq Coastline 491 km 5,835 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
