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Country
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Mongolia | 
Libya |
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Leader
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President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
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Population
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3,179,997
| 5,613,380
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Life Expectancy
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68.630 years
| 77.830 years
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Capital City
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Ulaanbaatar
| Tripoli (Tarabulus)
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Largest city
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| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Tripoli (population: 1,150,990) |
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Human Development Index
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0.72
| 0.84
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| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $14,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 82.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 2.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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4.2%
| 7.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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mixed parliamentary/presidential
| 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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11 July 1921 (from China)
| 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
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| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
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| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
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| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $4,774,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
| 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 |
1.400%
| 3.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
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| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
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| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 1,759,540 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,770 km
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| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
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