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Country
|
Mongolia | 
Panama |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Ricardo Martinelli
|
|
Population
|
3,179,997
| 3,510,045
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.630 years
| 77.960 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Panama
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Panama (population: 408,168) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.832
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $14,300 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 91.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3.4
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 4.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| constitutional democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing
|
| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $13,340,000,000 US
|
| 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)
| balboas (PAB) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
note: the US dollar is the legal currency
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 1.000%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 1
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 75,420 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,490 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
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