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Country
|
Ecuador | 
Turkmenistan |
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Leader
|
President: Rafael Correa
|
President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
|
|
Population
|
15,223,680
| 5,054,828
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
75.940 years
| 68.840 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Quito
| Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
|
|
Largest city
|
| Guayaquil (population: 1,952,030) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.807
| 0.728
|
| GDP per capita |
$8,600 US
| $7,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
91%
| 98.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25%
| 16%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
4.200%
| 60.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
|
|
Independence date
|
24 May 1822 (from Spain)
| 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
|
| Exports |
petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
| gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
|
| External Debt |
$10,050,000,000 $
| $524,700,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar is used; the sucre was eliminated in 2000
| Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
|
| Location |
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
|
| Area |
283,561 km sq
| 488,100 km sq
|
| Coastline |
2,237 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
| subtropical desert
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