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Country
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Bahrain | 
Bolivia |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Evo Morales
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Population
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1,248,348
| 10,290,003
|
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Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 67.900 years
|
|
Capital City
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Manama
| La Paz (administrative capital)
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0.723
|
| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
| $4,900 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 86.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| 3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.8%
| 14.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 5.500%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| republic
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Independence date
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15 August 1971 (from UK)
| 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
|
| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
| $5,491,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
| bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Central South America, southwest of Brazil
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 1,098,581 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
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