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Country
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Uruguay |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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Population
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16,777,547
| 3,324,460
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Life Expectancy
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52.780 years
| 76.610 years
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Capital City
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| Montevideo
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.859
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| GDP per capita |
| $15,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 98%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 6.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 6.100%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Exports |
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
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| External Debt |
| $15,900,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 660 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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