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Country
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Gabon | 
Saudi Arabia |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
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Population
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1,608,321
| 26,534,504
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Life Expectancy
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52.290 years
| 74.350 years
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Capital City
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Libreville
| Riyadh
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Riyadh (population: 4,205,960) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.835
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| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
| $24,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 78.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.1
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.1%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 10.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| monarchy
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Independence date
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17 August 1960 (from France)
| 23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Muslim 100%
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Arabic
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| petroleum and petroleum products 90%
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| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
| $105,900,000,000 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)
| Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007), 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 10.000%
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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
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 2,149,690 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 2,640 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
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