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Country
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Bahrain | 
Uruguay |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Jose Mujica
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Population
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1,248,348
| 3,316,328
|
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Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 76.410 years
|
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Capital City
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Manama
| Montevideo
|
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0.859
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| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
| $15,300 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 98%
|
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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%
| 12.3%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 6.000%
|
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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)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
|
| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
| $15,400,000,000 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)
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 1.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
|
| Coastline |
161 km
| 660 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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