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Country
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Peru | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
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29,549,517
| 2,646,314
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Life Expectancy
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72.730 years
| 77.280 years
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Capital City
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Lima
| Kuwait
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Largest city
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| Lima (population: 7,737,000) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
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0.788
| 0.912
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| GDP per capita |
$10,200 US
| $42,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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87.7%
| 93.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.6
| 4.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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29.2%
| 3.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.900%
| 2.200%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| constitutional emirate
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Independence date
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28 July 1821 (from Spain)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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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.)
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Exports |
copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
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| External Debt |
$36,980,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 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)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 5.300%
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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
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
1,285,216 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,414 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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