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Country
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Leader
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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President: Marcus Stephen
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Population
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22,005,222
| 9,378
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Life Expectancy
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64.000 years
| 65.700 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) | (population: ) |
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Human Development Index
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0.533
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.4
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.4%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
| Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
| Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
| Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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| Area |
587,041 km sq
| 21 km sq
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| Coastline |
4,828 km
| 30 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
| tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
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