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Country
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Gabon | 
Georgia |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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President: Mikhail Saakashvili
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Population
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1,608,321
| 4,570,934
|
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Life Expectancy
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52.290 years
| 77.320 years
|
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Capital City
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Libreville
| T'bilisi
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.763
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| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
| $5,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 100%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.1
| 3.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.1%
| 6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 16.300%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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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)
| 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
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| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
| $11,080,000,000 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)
| laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.47 (2008 est.), 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005), 1.9167 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 1.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 69,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 310 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
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