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Country
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Gabon | 
Tajikistan |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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Population
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1,640,286
| 7,910,041
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Life Expectancy
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52.150 years
| 66.720 years
|
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Capital City
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Libreville
| Dushanbe
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Dushanbe (population: 543,107) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.684
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| GDP per capita |
$17,300 US
| $2,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 99.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3.1
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.1%
| 19.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 2.500%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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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 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$2,758,000,000 $
| $2,200,000,000 US
|
| 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)
| Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 143,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
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