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Country
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Brunei | 
Kyrgyzstan |
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Leader
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
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Population
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408,786
| 5,496,737
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Life Expectancy
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76.370 years
| 69.450 years
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Capital City
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Bandar Seri Begawan
| Bishkek
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Largest city
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| Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) | Bishkek (population: 900,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.919
| 0.694
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| GDP per capita |
$50,000 US
| $2,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.7%
| 98.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 25.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.700%
| 8.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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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)
| 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
| Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Malay (official), English, Chinese
| Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
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| Exports |
crude oil, natural gas, garments
| cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
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| External Debt |
$0 $
| $3,601,000,000 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)
| soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 0.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
5,765 km sq
| 199,951 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
| dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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