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Country
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Belarus | 
Bahrain |
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Leader
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President: Alexander Lukashenko
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Population
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9,625,888
| 1,281,332
|
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Life Expectancy
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71.810 years
| 78.430 years
|
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Capital City
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Minsk
| Manama
|
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Largest city
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| Minsk (population: 1,742,120) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
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Human Development Index
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0.817
| 0.902
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| GDP per capita |
$16,000 US
| $28,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.6%
| 86.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2
| 5.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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32.5%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
1.000%
| 15.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Belarusian, Russian, other
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
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| External Debt |
$1,067,000,000 $
| $25,270,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
19
| 1
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| Location |
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
207,600 km sq
| 760 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 161 km
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| Climate |
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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