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Country
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Botswana | 
Tunisia |
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Leader
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President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
|
President: Moncef Marzouki
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Population
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2,098,018
| 10,732,900
|
|
Life Expectancy
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55.740 years
| 75.240 years
|
|
Capital City
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Gaborone
| Tunis
|
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Largest city
|
| Gaborone (population: 208,411) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.664
| 0.762
|
| GDP per capita |
$16,200 US
| $9,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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81.2%
| 74.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.8
| 4.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
11.1%
| 19.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.500%
| 18.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
30 September 1966 (from UK)
| 20 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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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)
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Exports |
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$1,973,000,000 $
| $23,210,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.300%
| 1.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
|
| Area |
581,730 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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