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Country
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Australia | 
Liberia |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Quentin Bryce Prime minister: Julia Gillard
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President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Population
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22,015,576
| 3,887,886
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Life Expectancy
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81.900 years
| 57.410 years
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Capital City
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Canberra
| Monrovia
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Largest city
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| Sydney (population: 4,394,580) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
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Human Development Index
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0.965
| 0.364
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| GDP per capita |
$40,800 US
| $500 US
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Literacy Rate
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99%
| 57.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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8.7
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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29.6%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Frank Lowy & family ($2.7bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.100%
| 85.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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federal parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
| 26 July 1847
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| Religions |
Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
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| Languages |
English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
| English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
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| Exports |
coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
| rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
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| External Debt |
$1,376,000,000,000 $
| $228,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2059 (2008 est.), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004)
| Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.000%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
46
| 0
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| Location |
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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| Area |
7,741,220 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
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| Coastline |
25,760 km
| 579 km
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| Climate |
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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