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Country
|
Moldova | 
Chile |
|
Leader
|
President: Nicolae Timofti
|
President: Sebastian Pinera
|
|
Population
|
3,656,843
| 17,067,369
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
69.510 years
| 78.100 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Chisinau (Kishinev)
| Santiago
|
|
Largest city
|
| Chisinau (population: 635,994) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.719
| 0.874
|
| GDP per capita |
$3,400 US
| $17,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.1%
| 95.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.9
| 6.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
21.8%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.700%
| 6.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
|
| Exports |
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
|
| External Debt |
$5,200,000,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.400%
| 2.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
|
| Location |
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
|
| Area |
33,851 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 6,435 km
|
| Climate |
moderate winters, warm summers
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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