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Country
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Maldives | 
Cambodia |
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Leader
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President: Mohamed Nasheed
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Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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Population
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394,451
| 14,952,665
|
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Life Expectancy
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74.690 years
| 63.040 years
|
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Capital City
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Male
| Phnom Penh
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Largest city
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| Male (population: 84,972) | Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) |
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Human Development Index
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0.749
| 0.575
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| GDP per capita |
$8,800 US
| $2,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
96.3%
| 73.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12%
| 15.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
14.500%
| 3.500%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
|
republic
| multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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26 July 1965 (from UK)
| 9 November 1953 (from France)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim
| Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
| Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
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| Exports |
fish
| clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
|
| External Debt |
$943,000,000 $
| $5,028,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
| riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
| 3.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
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| Area |
298 km sq
| 181,035 km sq
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| Coastline |
644 km
| 443 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
| tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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