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Country
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Bolivia | 
Bahrain |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
|
King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Population
|
10,461,053
| 1,281,332
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.220 years
| 78.430 years
|
|
Capital City
|
La Paz (administrative capital)
| Manama
|
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Largest city
|
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.723
| 0.902
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,000 US
| $28,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
86.7%
| 86.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 5.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.6%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 15.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional monarchy
|
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Independence date
|
6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
|
| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$4,200,000,000 $
| $25,270,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 4.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 760 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 161 km
|
| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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