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Country
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Georgia | 
Mauritius |
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Leader
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President: Mikhail Saakashvili
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President: Rajkeswur Purryag
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Population
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4,570,934
| 1,313,095
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Life Expectancy
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77.320 years
| 74.710 years
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Capital City
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T'bilisi
| Port Louis
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Largest city
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| Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500) | Port Louis (population: 155,226) |
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Human Development Index
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0.763
| 0.802
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| GDP per capita |
$5,600 US
| $15,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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100%
| 84.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
| 5.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6%
| 17.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
16.300%
| 7.800%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 12 March 1968 (from UK)
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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)
| Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 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
| Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
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| Exports |
scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
| clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
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| External Debt |
$11,080,000,000 $
| $5,205,000,000 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)
| Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 27.973 (2008 est.), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.900%
| 0.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
6
| 1
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| Location |
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
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| Area |
69,700 km sq
| 2,040 km sq
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| Coastline |
310 km
| 177 km
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| Climate |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
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