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Country
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Israel | 
Cameroon |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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President: Paul Biya
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Population
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7,707,042
| 20,549,221
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Life Expectancy
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81.170 years
| 55.020 years
|
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Yaounde
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Douala (population: 1,338,080) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.514
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| GDP per capita |
$32,200 US
| $2,300 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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97.1%
| 67.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6
| 2.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.2%
| 13.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.300%
| 30.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
| 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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| Religions |
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
| indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
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| External Debt |
$104,200,000,000 $
| $3,343,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.400%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 475,440 km sq
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| Coastline |
273 km
| 402 km
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| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
| varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
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