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Country
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Bolivia | 
Uruguay |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
|
President: Jose Mujica
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Population
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10,290,003
| 3,316,328
|
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Life Expectancy
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67.900 years
| 76.410 years
|
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Capital City
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La Paz (administrative capital)
| Montevideo
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Largest city
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| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
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Human Development Index
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0.723
| 0.859
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| GDP per capita |
$4,900 US
| $15,300 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 98%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 6.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.6%
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 6.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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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)
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
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| External Debt |
$5,491,000,000 $
| $15,400,000,000 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)
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 1.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
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| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 660 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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