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Country
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Cape Verde | 
Turkmenistan |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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Population
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531,046
| 5,113,040
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Life Expectancy
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71.280 years
| 69.160 years
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Capital City
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Praia
| Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
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Largest city
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| Praia (population: 113,364) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
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Human Development Index
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0.705
| 0.728
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| GDP per capita |
$4,100 US
| $8,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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76.6%
| 98.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.1
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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18.1%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 60.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
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Independence date
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
| 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
| gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
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| External Debt |
$741,300,000 $
| $429,100,000 US
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| 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)
| Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.400%
| 1.600%
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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
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 488,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| subtropical desert
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