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Country
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Israel | 
Uruguay |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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President: Jose Mujica
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Population
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7,590,758
| 3,316,328
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Life Expectancy
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81.070 years
| 76.410 years
|
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Montevideo
|
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.859
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| GDP per capita |
$31,400 US
| $15,300 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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97.1%
| 98%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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6
| 6.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.2%
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.600%
| 6.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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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)
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
|
| External Debt |
$102,300,000,000 $
| $15,400,000,000 US
|
| 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)
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.300%
| 1.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
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| Coastline |
273 km
| 660 km
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| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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