Country
Tajikistan Guyana
Leader
Population
7,768,385 741,908
Life Expectancy
66.380 years 67.390 years
Capital City
Dushanbe Georgetown
Largest city
Dushanbe (population: 543,107) Georgetown (population: 235,017)
Human Development Index
0.684 0.725 GDP per capita $2,100 US $7,600 US
Literacy Rate
99.5% 98.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2 2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6% 29% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.200% 11.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Legal
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) 26 May 1966 (from UK) Religions Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census) Languages Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Exports aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber External Debt $2,593,000,000 $ $1,234,000,000 US Exchange Rate Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004) Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.500% 1.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 0 Location Central Asia, west of China Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Area 143,100 km sq 214,969 km sq Coastline 0 km 459 km Climate midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
