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Country
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Libya | 
Peru |
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Leader
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Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Population
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5,613,380
| 29,549,517
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Life Expectancy
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77.830 years
| 72.730 years
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Capital City
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Tripoli (Tarabulus)
| Lima
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Largest city
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| Tripoli (population: 1,150,990) | Lima (population: 7,737,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.84
| 0.788
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| GDP per capita |
$14,100 US
| $10,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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82.6%
| 87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.6
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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7.7%
| 29.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 7.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
| 28 July 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
| Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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| Exports |
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
| copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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| External Debt |
$4,774,000,000 $
| $36,980,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
| nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.900%
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
| Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
1,759,540 km sq
| 1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,770 km
| 2,414 km
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| Climate |
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
| varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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