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Country
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Gabon | 
Bolivia |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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President: Evo Morales
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Population
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1,608,321
| 10,290,003
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Life Expectancy
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52.290 years
| 67.900 years
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Capital City
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Libreville
| La Paz (administrative capital)
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.723
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| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
| $4,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 86.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.1
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.1%
| 14.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 5.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
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Independence date
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17 August 1960 (from France)
| 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
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| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
| $5,491,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Central South America, southwest of Brazil
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 1,098,581 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
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