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Country
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Bolivia | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
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Head of state: King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Population
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10,461,053
| 67,448,120
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Life Expectancy
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68.220 years
| 74.050 years
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Capital City
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La Paz (administrative capital)
| Bangkok
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Largest city
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| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.723
| 0.786
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| GDP per capita |
$5,000 US
| $10,000 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 92.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.6%
| 12.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 0.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
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| External Debt |
$4,200,000,000 $
| $126,400,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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