Country
Tajikistan Namibia
Leader
Population
7,768,385 2,165,828
Life Expectancy
66.380 years 52.170 years
Capital City
Dushanbe Windhoek
Largest city
Dushanbe (population: 543,107) Windhoek (population: 268,132)
Human Development Index
0.684 0.634 GDP per capita $2,100 US $7,500 US
Literacy Rate
99.5% 85%
Corruption Perception Index
2 4.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6% 26.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.200% 51.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) Religions Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Languages Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Exports aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins External Debt $2,593,000,000 $ $4,537,000,000 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) Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.500% 3.700% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 0 Location Central Asia, west of China Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Area 143,100 km sq 824,292 km sq Coastline 0 km 1,572 km Climate midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
