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Country
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Argentina | 
Kuwait |
|
Leader
|
President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
|
Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
|
|
Population
|
42,192,494
| 2,646,314
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
77.140 years
| 77.280 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Buenos Aires
| Kuwait
|
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Largest city
|
| Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.86
| 0.912
|
| GDP per capita |
$17,700 US
| $42,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.2%
| 93.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.9
| 4.3
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
39.8%
| 3.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
7.200%
| 2.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional emirate
|
|
Independence date
|
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
|
| Exports |
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
|
| External Debt |
$136,800,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.800%
| 5.300%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
6
| 0
|
| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
2,780,400 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
|
| Coastline |
4,989 km
| 499 km
|
| Climate |
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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