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Country
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Cape Verde | 
Georgia |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
|
President: Mikhail Saakashvili
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Population
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523,568
| 4,570,934
|
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Life Expectancy
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71.000 years
| 77.320 years
|
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Capital City
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Praia
| T'bilisi
|
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Largest city
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| Praia (population: 113,364) | Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500) |
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Human Development Index
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0.705
| 0.763
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| GDP per capita |
$4,000 US
| $5,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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76.6%
| 100%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.1
| 3.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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18.1%
| 6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 16.300%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
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Independence date
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
| 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
| scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
|
| External Debt |
$657,700,000 $
| $11,080,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
| laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.47 (2008 est.), 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005), 1.9167 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
| 1.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
| Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 69,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 310 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
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