Country
Seychelles Tajikistan
Leader
Population
90,846 7,910,041
Life Expectancy
74.010 years 66.720 years
Capital City
Victoria Dushanbe
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Dushanbe (population: 543,107)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.684 GDP per capita $26,200 US $2,200 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 99.5%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 19.6% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000% 2.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished in practice
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK) 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) 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) Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles External Debt $1,453,000,000 $ $2,200,000,000 US Exchange Rate Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.800% 1.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 2 Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Central Asia, west of China Area 455 km sq 143,100 km sq Coastline 491 km 0 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
