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Country
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Bolivia | 
Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
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Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Population
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10,290,003
| 5,496,737
|
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Life Expectancy
|
67.900 years
| 69.450 years
|
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Capital City
|
La Paz (administrative capital)
| Bishkek
|
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Largest city
|
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Bishkek (population: 900,000) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.723
| 0.694
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| GDP per capita |
$4,900 US
| $2,400 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 98.7%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.6%
| 25.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 8.600%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
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| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
|
| External Debt |
$5,491,000,000 $
| $3,601,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
| soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 0.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 199,951 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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