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Country
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Cape Verde | 
Liberia |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
|
President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Population
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523,568
| 3,887,886
|
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Life Expectancy
|
71.000 years
| 57.410 years
|
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Capital City
|
Praia
| Monrovia
|
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Largest city
|
| Praia (population: 113,364) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.705
| 0.364
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,000 US
| $500 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
76.6%
| 57.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
5.1
| 2.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
18.1%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 85.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
| 26 July 1847
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
|
| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
| rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
|
| External Debt |
$657,700,000 $
| $228,000,000 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)
| Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 579 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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