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Country
|
Mauritania | 
Kyrgyzstan |
|
Leader
|
President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
|
Caretaker president : Roza Otunbayeva
|
|
Population
|
3,359,185
| 5,496,737
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
61.530 years
| 69.450 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Nouakchott
| Bishkek
|
|
Largest city
|
| Nouakchott (population: 661,400) | Bishkek (population: 900,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.557
| 0.694
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $2,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
51.2%
| 98.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 1.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.9%
| 25.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 8.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
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Political System
|
military junta
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
28 November 1960 (from France)
| 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 100%
| Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
| Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
|
| Exports |
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
| cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
|
| External Debt |
$2,816,000,000 $
| $3,601,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
| soms (KGS) per US dollar - 36.108 (2008 est.), 37.746 (2007), 40.149 (2006), 41.012 (2005), 42.65 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
| 0.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
|
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
| Central Asia, west of China
|
| Area |
1,030,700 km sq
| 199,951 km sq
|
| Coastline |
754 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
| dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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