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Country
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Bahrain | 
Paraguay |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Federico Franco
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Population
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1,248,348
| 6,541,591
|
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Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 76.400 years
|
|
Capital City
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Manama
| Asuncion
|
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.902
| 0.752
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| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 94%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 13.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 6.600%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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15 August 1971 (from UK)
| 14 May 1811 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
|
| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
| $5,330,000,000 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)
| guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 1.000%
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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, northeast of Argentina
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 406,752 km sq
|
| Coastline |
161 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
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