|
Country
|
Tajikistan | 
Kuwait |
|
Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
|
|
Population
|
7,768,385
| 2,646,314
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
66.380 years
| 77.280 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Dushanbe
| Kuwait
|
|
Largest city
|
| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.912
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $42,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.5%
| 93.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 4.3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 3.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 2.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional emirate
|
|
Independence date
|
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 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)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 5.300%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
|
| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 499 km
|
| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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