Country
Tajikistan Seychelles
Leader
Population
7,768,385 90,024
Life Expectancy
66.380 years 73.770 years
Capital City
Dushanbe Victoria
Largest city
Dushanbe (population: 543,107) Victoria (population: 22,881)
Human Development Index
0.684 0.836 GDP per capita $2,100 US $25,000 US
Literacy Rate
99.5% 91.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2 4.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6% 23.5% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.200% 2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) 29 June 1976 (from UK) Religions Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) 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) Languages Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Exports aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) External Debt $2,593,000,000 $ $1,470,000,000 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) Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.500% 2.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 0 Location Central Asia, west of China archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Area 143,100 km sq 455 km sq Coastline 0 km 491 km Climate midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
