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Country
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Georgia | 
Croatia |
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Leader
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President: Mikhail Saakashvili
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President: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
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Population
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4,570,934
| 4,480,043
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Life Expectancy
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77.320 years
| 75.990 years
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Capital City
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T'bilisi
| Zagreb
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Largest city
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| Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500) | Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.763
| 0.862
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| GDP per capita |
$5,600 US
| $18,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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100%
| 98.1%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
| 4.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6%
| 20.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
16.300%
| 17.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| presidential/parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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| Religions |
Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
| Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
| Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
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| Exports |
scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
| transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
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| External Debt |
$11,080,000,000 $
| $66,300,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.47 (2008 est.), 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005), 1.9167 (2004)
| kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.900%
| 2.390%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
6
| 5
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| Location |
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
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| Area |
69,700 km sq
| 56,594 km sq
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| Coastline |
310 km
| 5,835 km
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| Climate |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
| Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
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