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Country
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Belarus | 
Oman |
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Leader
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President: Alexander Lukashenko
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Sultan, prime minister, foreign minister: Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
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Population
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9,643,566
| 3,090,150
|
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Life Expectancy
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71.480 years
| 74.470 years
|
|
Capital City
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Minsk
| Muscat
|
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Largest city
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| Minsk (population: 1,742,120) | Muscat (population: 797,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.817
| 0.839
|
| GDP per capita |
$15,200 US
| $26,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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99.6%
| 81.4%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 5.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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32.5%
| 9.1%
|
| 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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| |
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Political System
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republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
| monarchy
|
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Independence date
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25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
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| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
| Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
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| Languages |
Belarusian, Russian, other
| Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
|
| Exports |
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
| petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$33,730,000,000 $
| $9,054,000,000 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)
| Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - 0.3845 (2008 est.), 0.3845 (2007), 0.3845 (2006), 0.3845 (2005), 0.3845 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 11.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
19
| 0
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| Location |
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
| Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
|
| Area |
207,600 km sq
| 309,500 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,092 km
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| Climate |
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
| dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
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