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Country
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Mauritania | 
Cambodia |
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Leader
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President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
|
Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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|
Population
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3,359,185
| 14,952,665
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
61.530 years
| 63.040 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Nouakchott
| Phnom Penh
|
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Largest city
|
| Nouakchott (population: 661,400) | Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.557
| 0.575
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $2,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
51.2%
| 73.6%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.9%
| 15.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 3.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
|
military junta
| multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
|
|
Independence date
|
28 November 1960 (from France)
| 9 November 1953 (from France)
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| Religions |
Muslim 100%
| Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
| Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
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| Exports |
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
| clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
|
| External Debt |
$2,816,000,000 $
| $5,028,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (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 |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
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| Area |
1,030,700 km sq
| 181,035 km sq
|
| Coastline |
754 km
| 443 km
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| Climate |
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
| tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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