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Country
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Cambodia | 
Oman |
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Leader
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Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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Sultan, prime minister, foreign minister: Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
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Population
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14,952,665
| 3,090,150
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Life Expectancy
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63.040 years
| 74.470 years
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Capital City
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Phnom Penh
| Muscat
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Largest city
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| Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) | Muscat (population: 797,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.575
| 0.839
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| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $26,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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73.6%
| 81.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| 5.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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15.8%
| 9.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.500%
| 15.000%
|
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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
| monarchy
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Independence date
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9 November 1953 (from France)
| 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
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| Religions |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
| Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
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| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
| Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
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| Exports |
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
| petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
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| External Debt |
$5,028,000,000 $
| $9,054,000,000 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)
| Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - 0.3845 (2008 est.), 0.3845 (2007), 0.3845 (2006), 0.3845 (2005), 0.3845 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.000%
| 11.400%
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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 Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
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| Area |
181,035 km sq
| 309,500 km sq
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| Coastline |
443 km
| 2,092 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
| dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
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