1999 2009 Armenia 15.4 10.4 Azerbaijan 16.5 11.3 Georgia 22.7 14.9 Finland 3.6 2.6 Norway 3.9 3.1 Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, geostat.ge, stat.fi, ssb.no
Labor productivity: GDP per employed person in 2009
Armenia $ 7,792 Azerbaijan $ 10,616 Georgia $ 6,488 Norway $ 151,172 Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, geostat.ge, ssb.no
Number of Unemployed People per Announced Vacancy by Employment Agencies (1) and Unemployment Rate (2)
1 2 Armenia 85 7% Azerbaijan 4 1% Belarus 1 1% Kyrgyzstan 11 3% Moldova 13 4% Source: cisstat.org
Death Caused by Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2008
Armenia 1.0% Azerbaijan 1.7% Georgia 0.9% Turkey 2.0% Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, geostat.ge, turkstat.gov.tr
Economic Growth(1) and Per Capita GDP in thsd AMD(2), January-June
1 2 2008 +10.6 % 537.3 2009 -18.5 % 437.4 2010 +4.0 % 487.8 Source: armstat.am
Recorded Crimes, January-June
2008 3,998 2009 6,849 2010 7,892 Source: police.am
Average Monthly Nominal Salary(1) and Subsistence Minimum(2) in USD, 2009
1 2 Armenia 281 101 Georgia 343 68 Azerbaijan 373 104 Sources: minfin.am, armstat.am, statistics.ge, nbg.gov.ge, azstat.org, day.az
Total Fertility Rate, Children per Woman
1990 2003 2008 Armenia 2.6 1.4 1.4 Georgia 2.2 1.4 1.7 Azerbaijan 2.8 1.9 2.3 Finland 4.9 1.8 1.9 Sources: armstat.am, statistics.ge, azstat.org, stat.fi
Interview with Serj Tankian
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The Tankian Phenomenon
Civilitas Honorary Board member, world famous musician and human rights activist Serj Tankian met with Civilitas founder Vartan Oskanian and director Salpi Ghazarian before his first concert in Yerevan, on August 12. The Yerevan concert was one stop in a