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Country
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Lesotho | 
Georgia |
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Leader
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Head of state: King Letsie III
|
President: Mikhail Saakashvili
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Population
|
1,930,493
| 4,570,934
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
51.860 years
| 77.320 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Maseru
| T'bilisi
|
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Largest city
|
| Maseru (population: 118,355) | Tbilisi (population: 1,049,500) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.496
| 0.763
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,000 US
| $5,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
84.8%
| 100%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.2
| 3.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
25.8%
| 6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
45.000%
| 16.300%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
4 October 1966 (from UK)
| 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
| Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
| Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
|
| Exports |
manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
| scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
|
| External Debt |
$729,900,000 $
| $11,080,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
maloti (LSL) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.25 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
| laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.47 (2008 est.), 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005), 1.9167 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.600%
| 1.900%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
|
| Location |
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
| Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
|
| Area |
30,355 km sq
| 69,700 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 310 km
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| Climate |
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
| warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
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