President: Maxwell Richards Prime minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
Population
1,226,383
774,389
Life Expectancy
71.670 years
61.570 years
Capital City
Port-of-Spain
Djibouti
Largest city
Chaguanas (population: 72,159)
Djibouti (population: 623,891)
Human Development Index
0.833
0.513
GDP per capita
$20,300 US
$2,700 US
Literacy Rate
98.6%
67.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
13.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
59.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
31 August 1962 (from UK)
27 June 1977 (from France)
Religions
Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Languages
English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
External Debt
$4,483,000,000 $
$812,500,000 US
Exchange Rate
Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - 6.3228 (2008 est.), 6.3275 (2007), 6.3107 (2006), 6.2842 (2005), 6.299 (2004)
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.300%
3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
0
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
