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Country
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Paraguay | 
Mauritania |
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Leader
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President: Federico Franco
|
President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
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Population
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6,541,591
| 3,359,185
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
76.400 years
| 61.530 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Asuncion
| Nouakchott
|
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Largest city
|
| Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) | Nouakchott (population: 661,400) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.752
| 0.557
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,500 US
| $2,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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94%
| 51.2%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.4
| 2.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.6%
| 19.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
| 30.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| military junta
|
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Independence date
|
14 May 1811 (from Spain)
| 28 November 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
| Muslim 100%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
| Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
|
| Exports |
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
| iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
|
| External Debt |
$5,330,000,000 $
| $2,816,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)
| ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.000%
| 5.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
|
| Area |
406,752 km sq
| 1,030,700 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 754 km
|
| Climate |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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