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Country
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Brunei | 
Ecuador |
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Leader
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
|
President: Rafael Correa
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Population
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408,786
| 15,223,680
|
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Life Expectancy
|
76.370 years
| 75.940 years
|
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Capital City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
| Quito
|
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Largest city
|
| Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) | Guayaquil (population: 1,952,030) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.919
| 0.807
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| GDP per capita |
$50,000 US
| $8,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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92.7%
| 91%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
NA
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
0%
| 25%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
2.700%
| 4.200%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional sultanate
| republic
|
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Independence date
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1 January 1984 (from UK)
| 24 May 1822 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Malay (official), English, Chinese
| Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
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| Exports |
crude oil, natural gas, garments
| petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
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| External Debt |
$0 $
| $10,050,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
| the US dollar is used; the sucre was eliminated in 2000
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 0.900%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
| Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
|
| Area |
5,765 km sq
| 283,561 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 2,237 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
| tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
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