Country Profiles
(Gabon thru Haiti)
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- People: Population Density - 12 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke, other Bantu, other Africans, Europeans
- Languages - French - official; Bantu dialects
- Religions - Christian (55- 75%)
- Geography: Area - 99,400 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Congo
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - Prime Minister Jean- Francois Ntoutoume- Emane (since Jan. 23, 1999)
- Capital - Libreville (523,000)
- Local Divisions - 9 provinces
- Spending - (Defense) $126 mil./$1.3 bil.
- Economy: Industries - Oil products, textiles, food and beverages, wood products
- Minerals and Other Resources - Oil, manganese, uranium, iron, gold, timber
- Arable Land - 1%
- Labor - 60% agric.; 25% serv. and gov't; 15% ind. and commerce
- Per Capita GNP - $6,500
- Imports and Exports - $1.2 bil. and $2.4 bil.
- Major Trading Partners - US, France
- Communications: Telephones - 39,000 main lines
- Radios - 173 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 35 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 94.91 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 48.47 - male; 50.75 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 1.02%
- Literacy - 63%
- International Organization Memberships: Un (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrO), OAU
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- People: Population Density - 686 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Mostly balck African
- Languages - English - official; French patois
- Religions - Roman Catholic (53%); Protestant (33%)
- Geography: Area - 130 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Government: Type - Parliamentary democracy
- Head of Government - Prime Minister Keith Mitchell (since June 22, 1995)
- Capital - Saint George's (35,742)
- Local Divisions - 6 parishes, 1 dependency
- Spending - (Defense) NA
- Economy: Industries - Tourism, textiles, food and beverages
- Minerals and Other Resources - Timber
- Arable Land - 15%
- Labor - 62% services; 24% agric.; 14% constr.
- Per Capita GNP - $3,700
- Imports and Exports - $200 mil. and $26.8 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - US, Caricom, UK
- Communications: Telephones - 31,400 main lines
- Radios - 460 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 164 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 14.63 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 62.74- male; 66.31 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 1.53%
- Literacy - 85%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, WHO, WTrO), Caricom, the Commonwealth, OAS, OECS
- National Website
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- People: Population Density - 366 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Mandinka (42%); Fula (18%); Wolof (16%); other African
- Languages - English - official; Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
- Religions - Muslim (90%); Christian (9%)
- Geography: Area - 3,900 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Senegal
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - Yahya Jammeh (since July 23, 1994)
- Capital - Banjul (229,000)
- Local Divisions - 5 divisions, 1 city
- Spending - (Defense) $15 mil./$98.2 mil.
- Economy: Industries - Tourism, peanut processing
- Minerals and Other Resources - none
- Arable Land - 18%
- Labor - 75% agric.; 19% ind., comm., serv.
- Per Capita GNP - $1,030
- Imports and Exports - $201 mil. and $132 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - Benelux, Hong Kong, UK, Netherlands, Japan
- Communications: Telephones - 29,200 main lines
- Radios - 126 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - NA
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 77.84 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 51.65 - male; 55.58 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 2.88%
- Literacy - 39%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO< IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrO), the Commonwealth, OAU
- National Website
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- People: Population Density - 310 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Mestizo (56%); Amerindian (44%)
- Languages - Spanish - official; Mayan languages
- Religions - Mostly Roman Catholic; some Protestant, traditional Mayan
- Geography: Area - 41,800 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - President Alfonso Portillo Cabrere (since Jan 14, 2000)
- Capital - Guatemala City (3,242,000)
- Local Divisions - 22 departments
- Spending - (Defense) NA
- Economy: Industries - Furniture, rubber, sugar, chemcials, textiles
- Minerals and Other Resources - Oil, nickel, rare wood, fish, chicle
- Arable Land - 12%
- Labor - 50% agric.; 35% serv.; 15% ind.
- Per Capita GNP - $3,900
- Imports and Exports - $4.5 bil. and $2.4 bil.
- Major Trading Partners - US
- Communications: Telephones - 650,000 main lines
- Radios - 52 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 45 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 45.95 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 63.85 - male; 69.31 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 2.78%
- Literacy - 56%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrO), OAS
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- People: Population Density - 186 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Georgian (70%); Armenian (8%); Russian (6%)
- Languages - Georgian - official; Russian
- Religions - Georgian Orthodox (65%); Muslim (11%); Russian Orthodox (10%)
- Geography: Area - 26,900 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - President Eduard A. Shevardnadze (since Mr. 10, 1992)
- Capital - Tbilisi (1,310, 000)
- Local Divisions - 53 rayons, 9 cities, and 2 autonomous republics
- Spending - (Defense) $22 mil./NA
- Economy: Industries - Steel, machinery, trucks, textiles
- Minerals and Other Resources - Manganese, iron, copper, coal, forests
- Arable Land - 9%
- Labor - 20% ind and const.; 40% agric., and forestry, 40% services
- Per Capita GNP - $2,300
- Imports and Exports - $840 mil. and $330 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - EU, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey
- Communications: Telephones - 671,500 main lines
- Radios - NA
- Televisions - 220 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 52.37 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 61.04 - male; 68.28 - female
- Natural Population Increase - -.34%
- Literacy - 99%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO< IMF, IMO, WHO), CIS, OSCE
- National Website
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- People: Population Density - 80 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Peuhl (40%); Malinke (30%); Soussou (20%); smaller tribes (10%)
- Languages - French - official; tribal languages
- Religions - Muslim (80%); Christian (8%)
- Geography: Area - Guinea- Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Cote d' Ivoire, Liberia
- Neighbors -
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - rem. Lamine Sidime (since Mar. 8, 1999)
- Capital - Conakry (1,824,000)
- Local Divisions - 4 administrative regions, 1 special zone
- Spending - (Defense) $55 mil./$652 mil.
- Economy: Industries - Mining, light manufacturing, agricultural processing
- Minerals and Other Resources - Bauxite, iron, diamonds, gold
- Arable Land - 2%
- Labor - 80% agric.; 11% ind. and comm.
- Per Capita GNP - $1,200
- Imports and Exports - $560 mil. and $695 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - Benelux, France, US, Russia, Cote d'Ivoire
- Communications: Telephones -62,400 main lines
- Radios - 34 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 10 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 129.03 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 43.39 - male; 48.42- female
- Natural Population Increase - 2.23%
- Literacy - 36%
- International Organization Memberships: UN and most of its specialized agencies, OAU
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- People: Population Density - 615 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - German (92%); Turkish (2%)
- Languages - German - official
- Religions - Protestant (38%); Roman Catholic (34%)
- Geography: Area - 135,100 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland
- Government: Type - Federal Republic
- Head of Government - Chancellor Gerhard Schroder (since Oct. 27, 1998)
- Capital - Berlin (3.4 mil.)
- Local Divisions - 16 laender (states)
- Spending - (Defense) $23.1 bil./$1.02 tril.
- Economy: Industries - Steel, ships, vehicles, machinery, electronics, coal, chemicals, iron, cement, food and beverages
- Minerals and Other Resources - Coal, potash, lignite, iron, uranium, timber
- Arable Land - 33%
- Labor - 63.3% services; 33.7% ind.; 2.7% agric.
- Per Capita GNP - $22,700
- Imports and Exports - $587 bil. and $610 bil.
- Major Trading Partners - EU
- Communications: Telephones - 49,400,000 main lines
- Radios - 946 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 571 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 4.71 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 74.47 - male; 80.92 - female
- Natural Population Increase - -.13%
- Literacy - 100%
- International Organization Memberships: UN and all its specialized agencies, EU, NATO, OECD, OSCE
- National Website
- Government Website
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- People: Population Density - 122 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Balanta (30%); Fula (20%); Manjaca (14%); Mandinga (13%)
- Languages - Portugese - official; Crioulo; tribal langauges
- Religions - Indigenous beliefs (50%); Muslim (45%); Christian (5%)
- Geography: Area - 10,800 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Senegal, Guinea
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - Prime Minister Faustino Imbali (since Mar. 21, 2001)
- Capital - Bissau (274,000)
- Local Divisions - 9 regions
- Spending - (Defense) $3 mil./NA
- Economy: Industries - NA
- Minerals and Other Resources - Bauxite, phosphates
- Arable Land - 11%
- Labor - 78% agric.
- Per Capita GNP - $900
- Imports and Exports - $22.9 mil. and $26.8 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - India, Portugal, Singapore, France
- Communications: Telephones - 8,100 main lines
- Radios - 42 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - NA
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 110.4 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 47.12 - male; 51.78 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 2.4%
- Literacy - 55%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrO), OAU
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- People: Population Density - 224 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Akan (44%); Moshi- Dagomba (16%); Ewe (13%); Ga (8%)
- Languages - English - official; Akan, Moshi- Dagomba, Ewe, Ga
- Religions - Indigenous beliefs (38%); Muslim (30%); Christian (24%)
- Geography: Area - 88,700 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Cote d' Ivoirem Burkina Faso, Togo
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - President John Agyekum Kufuor (since Jan. 7, 2001)
- Capital - Accra (1,976,000)
- Local Divisions - 10 regions
- Spending - (Defense) $45 mil./$1.47 bil.
- Economy: Industries - Aluminum, light manufacturing, mining, lumbering, food processing
- Minerals and Other Resources - Gold, manganese, industrial diamonds, bauxite, timber, rubber
- Arable Land - 12%
- Labor - 60% agric.; 25% services; 15% ind.
- Per Capita GNP - $1,900
- Imports and Exports - $2.5 bil. and $1.7 bil.
- Major Trading Partners - UK, Germany, Togo, US
- Communications: Telephones - 237,200 main lines
- Radios - 249 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 15 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 56.54 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 55.86 - male; 58.66 - female
- Natural Population Increase - 1.87%
- Literacy - 64%
- International Organization Memberships: UN and all of its specialized agencies, the Commwealth, OAU
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- People: Population Density - 9 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - East Indian (49%); Black (32%); mixed (12%); Amerindian (6%)
- Languages - English - official; Amerindian dialects
- Religions - Christian (57%); Hindu (33%); Muslim (9%)
- Geography: Area - 75,900 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (since Dec. 22, 1997)
- Capital - Georgetown
- Local Divisions - 10 regions
- Spending - (Defense) $5 mil./$299 mil.
- Economy: Industries - Mining, textiles
- Minerals and Other Resources - Bauxite, gold, diamonds
- Arable Land - 2%
- Labor - 39% agric., forestry, fishing; 24% mining, manuf., constr.
- Per Capita GNP - $2,500
- Imports and Exports - $620 mil. and $574 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - US, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago
- Communications: Telephones - 64,000 main lines
- Radios - 454 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 197 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 38.72 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 60.52 - male; 66.24 - female
- Natural Population Increase - .91%
- Literacy - 98%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrrO), Caricom, the Commonwealth, OAS
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- People: Population Density - 211 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Greek (98%) - Greek gov't states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece
- Languages - Greek - official; English; French
- Religions - Greek Orthodox - official
- Geography: Area - 50,400 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey
- Government: Type - Parliamnetary republic
- Head of Government - Prime Minister Costas Simitis (since Jan. 18, 1996)
- Capital - Athens (3,116,000)
- Local Divisions - 13 regions comprising 51 prefectures
- Spending - (Defense) $3.3 bil./$47.6 bil.
- Economy: Industries - Tourism, textiles, chemicals, metals, wine, food processing
- Minerals and Other Resources - Bauxite, lignite, magnesite, marble, oil
- Arable Land - 19%
- Labor - 59% services; 21% ind.; 20% agric.
- Per Capita GNP - $13,900
- Imports and Exports - $27.7 bil. and $12.4 bil.
- Major Trading Partners - Italy, Germany
- Communications: Telephones - 5,569,300 main lines
- Radios - 477 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 466 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 6.38 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 76.03 - male; 81.32- female
- Natural Population Increase - .01%
- Literacy - 95%
- International Organization Memberships: UN (FAO, IBRD, ILO, IMF, IMO, WHO, WTrO), EU, NATO, OECD, OSCE
- National Website
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- People: Population Density - 655 per sq. mi.
- Ethnic Groups - Black (95%)
- Languages - Haitian Creole, French - both official
- Religions - Roman Catholic (80%); Protestant (16%); Voodoo widely practiced
- Geography: Area - 10,600 sq. mi.
- Neighbors - Dominican Republic, Cuba
- Government: Type - Republic
- Head of Government - Jean- Marie Cherestat (since Mar. 2, 2001)
- Capital - Port-au-Prince (1,769,000)
- Local Divisions - 9 departments
- Spending - (Defense) $0/$363 mil.
- Economy: Industries - Sugar refining, textiles
- Minerals and Other Resources - none
- Arable Land - 20%
- Labor - 66% agric.; 25% services; 9% ind.
- Per Capita GNP - $1,340
- Imports and Exports - $762 mil. and $332 mil.
- Major Trading Partners - US
- Communications: Telephones - 72,500 main lines
- Radios - 41 per 1,000 people
- Televisions - 4 per 1,000 people
- Social Services: Infant Mortality - 95.23 per 1,000
- Life Expectancy at Birth - 47.67 - male; 51.17 - male
- Natural Population Increase - 1.67%
- Literacy - 45%
- International Organization Memberships: UN and most of its specialized agencies, OAS
- National Website
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