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Country
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Cape Verde | 
Morocco |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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King: King Mohammed VI
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Population
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523,568
| 32,309,239
|
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Life Expectancy
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71.000 years
| 76.110 years
|
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Capital City
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Praia
| Rabat
|
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Largest city
|
| Praia (population: 113,364) | Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.705
| 0.646
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,000 US
| $5,100 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
76.6%
| 52.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.1
| 3.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
18.1%
| 6.2%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 8.900%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
| 2 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
| clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
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| External Debt |
$657,700,000 $
| $28,080,000,000 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)
| Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
| 5.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 446,550 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 1,835 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
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