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Country
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Chile | 
Japan |
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Leader
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President: Sebastian Pinera
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Head of state: Emperor Akihito Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda
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Population
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17,067,369
| 127,368,088
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Life Expectancy
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78.100 years
| 83.910 years
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Capital City
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Santiago
| Tokyo
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Largest city
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| Santiago (population: 4,837,300) | Tokyo (population: 8,336,600) |
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Human Development Index
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0.874
| 0.956
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| GDP per capita |
$17,400 US
| $35,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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95.7%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.9
| 7.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.7%
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
| Tadashi Yanai & family ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
| 4.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
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Independence date
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18 September 1810 (from Spain)
| 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
| observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
| Japanese
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| Exports |
copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
| transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
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| External Debt |
$99,400,000,000 $
| $2,719,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
| yen (JPY) per US dollar - 103.58 (2008 est.), 117.99 (2007), 116.18 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
| 0.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 25
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
| Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
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| Area |
756,102 km sq
| 377,915 km sq
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| Coastline |
6,435 km
| 29,751 km
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| Climate |
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
| varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
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