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Country
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Peru | 
Cape Verde |
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Leader
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President : Ollanta Humala
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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Population
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29,549,517
| 523,568
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Life Expectancy
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72.730 years
| 71.000 years
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Capital City
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Lima
| Praia
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Largest city
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| Lima (population: 7,737,000) | Praia (population: 113,364) |
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Human Development Index
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0.788
| 0.705
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| GDP per capita |
$10,200 US
| $4,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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87.7%
| 76.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.6
| 5.1
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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29.2%
| 18.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.900%
| 21.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| republic
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Independence date
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28 July 1821 (from Spain)
| 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
| Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
| Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
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| Exports |
copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
| fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
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| External Debt |
$36,980,000,000 $
| $657,700,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
| Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 0.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
| Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
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| Area |
1,285,216 km sq
| 4,033 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,414 km
| 965 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
| temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
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