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Country
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Luxembourg |
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Leader
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President: Mahamadou Issoufou
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Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
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Population
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16,344,687
| 509,074
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Life Expectancy
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53.800 years
| 79.750 years
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Capital City
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| Luxembourg
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Largest city
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| Niamey (population: 774,235) | Luxembourg (population: 76,684) |
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Human Development Index
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0.37
| 0.956
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| GDP per capita |
| $81,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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28.7%
| 100%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 8.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.4%
| 23.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 5.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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| 1839 (from the Netherlands)
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| Religions |
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
| Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
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| Languages |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
| Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
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| Exports |
| machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
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| External Debt |
| $2,146,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
| Western Europe, between France and Germany
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| Area |
1,267,000 km sq
| 2,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
| modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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