Country
Seychelles Qatar
Leader
Population
90,024 1,951,591
Life Expectancy
73.770 years 78.090 years
Capital City
Victoria Doha
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Doha (population: 344,939)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.899 GDP per capita $25,000 US $104,300 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 89%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 0% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000% 0.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished Legal
Political System
republic emirate
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK) 3 September 1971 (from UK) 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) Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census) Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel External Debt $1,470,000,000 $ $125,300,000,000 US Exchange Rate Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.000% 10.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia Area 455 km sq 11,586 km sq Coastline 491 km 563 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
