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Country
|
Cameroon | 
Latvia |
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Leader
|
President: Paul Biya
|
President : Andris Berzins
|
|
Population
|
20,129,878
| 2,191,580
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
54.710 years
| 72.930 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Yaounde
| Riga
|
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Largest city
|
| Douala (population: 1,338,080) | Riga (population: 742,572) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.514
| 0.863
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,300 US
| $15,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.9%
| 99.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.3
| 5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.9%
| 20%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 15.400%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
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Political System
|
republic; multiparty presidential regime
| parliamentary democracy
|
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Independence date
|
1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
| 18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia)
|
| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
| Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
|
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
| Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
|
| Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
| wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
$3,147,000,000 $
| $38,370,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| lati (LVL) per US dollar - 0.4701 (2008 est.), 0.5162 (2007), 0.5597 (2006), 0.5647 (2005), 0.5402 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 1.100%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 3
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
| Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
|
| Area |
475,440 km sq
| 64,589 km sq
|
| Coastline |
402 km
| 498 km
|
| Climate |
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
| maritime; wet, moderate winters
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