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Country
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Argentina | 
Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
|
Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Population
|
42,192,494
| 5,496,737
|
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Life Expectancy
|
77.140 years
| 69.450 years
|
|
Capital City
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Buenos Aires
| Bishkek
|
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Largest city
|
| Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300) | Bishkek (population: 900,000) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.86
| 0.694
|
| GDP per capita |
$17,700 US
| $2,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.2%
| 98.7%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.9
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
39.8%
| 25.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
7.200%
| 8.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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| |
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
| 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
| Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
| Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
|
| Exports |
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
| cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
|
| External Debt |
$136,800,000,000 $
| $3,601,000,000 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)
| soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.800%
| 0.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
6
| 2
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
2,780,400 km sq
| 199,951 km sq
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| Coastline |
4,989 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
| dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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