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Country
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Luxembourg | 
Belarus |
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Leader
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Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
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President: Alexander Lukashenko
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Population
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509,074
| 9,643,566
|
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Life Expectancy
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79.750 years
| 71.480 years
|
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Capital City
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Luxembourg
| Minsk
|
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Largest city
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| Luxembourg (population: 76,684) | Minsk (population: 1,742,120) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.956
| 0.817
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| GDP per capita |
$81,100 US
| $15,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
100%
| 99.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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8.3
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
23.3%
| 32.5%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.900%
| 1.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
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Independence date
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1839 (from the Netherlands)
| 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
| Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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| Languages |
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
| Belarusian, Russian, other
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
| machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
$2,146,000,000,000 $
| $33,730,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
| Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 19
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| Location |
Western Europe, between France and Germany
| Eastern Europe, east of Poland
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| Area |
2,586 km sq
| 207,600 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
| cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
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