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Country
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Botswana | 
Central African Republic |
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Leader
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President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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President: Francois Bozize
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Population
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2,098,018
| 5,057,208
|
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Life Expectancy
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55.740 years
| 50.480 years
|
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Capital City
|
Gaborone
| Bangui
|
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Largest city
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| Gaborone (population: 208,411) | Bangui (population: 542,393) |
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Human Development Index
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0.664
| 0.352
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| GDP per capita |
$16,200 US
| $800 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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81.2%
| 48.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.8
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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11.1%
| 10.5%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.500%
| 8.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary republic
| republic
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Independence date
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30 September 1966 (from UK)
| 13 August 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
| indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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| Languages |
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
| French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
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| Exports |
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
| diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco
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| External Debt |
$1,973,000,000 $
| $483,900,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 481.8 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.300%
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
| Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
581,730 km sq
| 622,984 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
| tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
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