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Country
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Bahrain | 
Chile |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Sebastian Pinera
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Population
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1,248,348
| 17,067,369
|
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Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 78.100 years
|
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Capital City
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Manama
| Santiago
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0.874
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| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
| $17,400 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
86.5%
| 95.7%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| 6.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 12.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 6.600%
|
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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)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
|
| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 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)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 6,435 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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