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Country
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Cambodia | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
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14,952,665
| 2,646,314
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Life Expectancy
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63.040 years
| 77.280 years
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Capital City
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Phnom Penh
| Kuwait
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Largest city
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| Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
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0.575
| 0.912
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| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $42,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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73.6%
| 93.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| 4.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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15.8%
| 3.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.500%
| 2.200%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
| constitutional emirate
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Independence date
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9 November 1953 (from France)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
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| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Exports |
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
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| External Debt |
$5,028,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.000%
| 5.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
181,035 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
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| Coastline |
443 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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