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Country
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Dominican Republic | 
Chile |
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Leader
|
President: Danilo Medina
|
President: Sebastian Pinera
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|
Population
|
10,088,598
| 17,067,369
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
77.440 years
| 78.100 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Santo Domingo
| Santiago
|
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Largest city
|
| Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.768
| 0.874
|
| GDP per capita |
$9,400 US
| $17,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
87%
| 95.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 6.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
17.1%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
13.100%
| 6.600%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
|
democratic republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
|
| Exports |
ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
|
| External Debt |
$14,420,000,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - 34.775 (2008 est.), 33.113 (2007), 33.406 (2006), 30.409 (2005), 42.12 (2004)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.700%
| 2.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 1
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| Location |
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
|
| Area |
48,670 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
|
| Coastline |
1,288 km
| 6,435 km
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| Climate |
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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