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Country
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Chile | 
Tunisia |
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Leader
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President: Sebastian Pinera
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Population
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17,067,369
| 10,732,900
|
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Life Expectancy
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78.100 years
| 75.240 years
|
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Capital City
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Santiago
| Tunis
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Largest city
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| Santiago (population: 4,837,300) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
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Human Development Index
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0.874
| 0.762
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| GDP per capita |
$17,400 US
| $9,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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95.7%
| 74.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.9
| 4.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12.7%
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
| 18.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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18 September 1810 (from Spain)
| 20 March 1956 (from France)
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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)
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Exports |
copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$99,400,000,000 $
| $23,210,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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| Area |
756,102 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
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| Coastline |
6,435 km
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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