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Country
|
Lesotho | 
Chile |
|
Leader
|
Head of state: King Letsie III
|
President: Sebastian Pinera
|
|
Population
|
1,930,493
| 17,067,369
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
51.860 years
| 78.100 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Maseru
| Santiago
|
|
Largest city
|
| Maseru (population: 118,355) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.496
| 0.874
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,000 US
| $17,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
84.8%
| 95.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.2
| 6.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25.8%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
45.000%
| 6.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
|
Political System
|
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
4 October 1966 (from UK)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
|
| Exports |
manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
|
| External Debt |
$729,900,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
maloti (LSL) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.25 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.600%
| 2.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
|
| Area |
30,355 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 6,435 km
|
| Climate |
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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