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Country
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Bahrain | 
Tajikistan |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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Population
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1,281,332
| 7,910,041
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Life Expectancy
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78.430 years
| 66.720 years
|
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Capital City
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Manama
| Dushanbe
|
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Dushanbe (population: 543,107) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0.684
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| GDP per capita |
$28,200 US
| $2,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 99.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.8%
| 19.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 2.500%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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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)
| 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$25,270,000,000 $
| $2,200,000,000 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)
| Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 2
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
760 km sq
| 143,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
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