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Country
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Brunei | 
Equatorial Guinea |
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Leader
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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Population
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408,786
| 685,991
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Life Expectancy
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76.370 years
| 62.750 years
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Capital City
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Bandar Seri Begawan
| Malabo
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Largest city
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| Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) | Bata (population: 173,046) |
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Human Development Index
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0.919
| 0.717
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| GDP per capita |
$50,000 US
| $19,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.7%
| 87%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 1.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.700%
| 22.300%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Legal
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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)
| 12 October 1968 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
| nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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| Languages |
Malay (official), English, Chinese
| Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
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| Exports |
crude oil, natural gas, garments
| petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
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| External Debt |
$0 $
| $1,051,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 0.100%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
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| Area |
5,765 km sq
| 28,051 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 296 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
| tropical; always hot, humid
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