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Country
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Japan | 
Uruguay |
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Leader
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Head of state: Emperor Akihito Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda
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President: Jose Mujica
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Population
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127,368,088
| 3,316,328
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Life Expectancy
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83.910 years
| 76.410 years
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Capital City
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Tokyo
| Montevideo
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Largest city
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| Tokyo (population: 8,336,600) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
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Human Development Index
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0.956
| 0.859
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| GDP per capita |
$35,200 US
| $15,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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99%
| 98%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.3
| 6.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.3%
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Tadashi Yanai & family ($6.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
4.600%
| 6.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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| Religions |
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
| 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 |
Japanese
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Exports |
transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
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| External Debt |
$2,719,000,000,000 $
| $15,400,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
yen (JPY) per US dollar - 103.58 (2008 est.), 117.99 (2007), 116.18 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (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 |
0.800%
| 1.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
25
| 0
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| Location |
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
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| Area |
377,915 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
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| Coastline |
29,751 km
| 660 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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