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Country
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Moldova | 
Libya |
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Leader
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President: Nicolae Timofti
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Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
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Population
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3,656,843
| 5,613,380
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Life Expectancy
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69.510 years
| 77.830 years
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Capital City
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Chisinau (Kishinev)
| Tripoli (Tarabulus)
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Largest city
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| Chisinau (population: 635,994) | Tripoli (population: 1,150,990) |
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Human Development Index
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0.719
| 0.84
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| GDP per capita |
$3,400 US
| $14,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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99.1%
| 82.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 2.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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21.8%
| 7.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.700%
| 30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
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Independence date
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27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
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| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
| Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
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| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
| Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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| Exports |
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
| crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
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| External Debt |
$5,200,000,000 $
| $4,774,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004)
| Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.400%
| 3.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
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| Area |
33,851 km sq
| 1,759,540 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,770 km
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| Climate |
moderate winters, warm summers
| Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
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