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Country
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Grenada | 
Armenia |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
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President: Serge Sarkisian
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Population
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110,152
| 3,060,631
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Life Expectancy
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73.800 years
| 74.120 years
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Capital City
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Saint George's
| Yerevan
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Largest city
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| Saint George's (population: 7,500) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.777
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| GDP per capita |
$13,800 US
| $6,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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96%
| 99.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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21.4%
| 8.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 17.300%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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7 February 1974 (from UK)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
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| External Debt |
| $7,839,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 3.920%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
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| Area |
344 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
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| Coastline |
121 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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