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Country
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Gabon | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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Population
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1,608,321
| 67,091,089
|
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Life Expectancy
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52.290 years
| 73.830 years
|
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Capital City
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Libreville
| Bangkok
|
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.786
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| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
| $9,500 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 92.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3.1
| 3.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
16.1%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 0.700%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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17 August 1960 (from France)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
|
| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
| $115,600,000,000 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)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 1.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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