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Country
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Belarus | 
Cameroon |
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Leader
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President: Alexander Lukashenko
|
President: Paul Biya
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Population
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9,643,566
| 20,129,878
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Life Expectancy
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71.480 years
| 54.710 years
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Capital City
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Minsk
| Yaounde
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Largest city
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| Minsk (population: 1,742,120) | Douala (population: 1,338,080) |
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Human Development Index
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0.817
| 0.514
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| GDP per capita |
$15,200 US
| $2,300 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.6%
| 67.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2
| 2.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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32.5%
| 13.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
1.000%
| 30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
| indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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| Languages |
Belarusian, Russian, other
| 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
| crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
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| External Debt |
$33,730,000,000 $
| $3,147,000,000 US
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| 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)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
19
| 1
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| Location |
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
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| Area |
207,600 km sq
| 475,440 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 402 km
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| Climate |
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
| varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
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