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Country
|
Qatar | 
Armenia |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
|
President: Serge Sarkisian
|
|
Population
|
1,951,591
| 2,970,495
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
78.090 years
| 73.490 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Doha
| Yerevan
|
|
Largest city
|
| Doha (population: 344,939) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.899
| 0.777
|
| GDP per capita |
$104,300 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
89%
| 99.4%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
6.5
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
0%
| 8.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
0.400%
| 5.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
emirate
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
3 September 1971 (from UK)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
|
| External Debt |
$125,300,000,000 $
| $7,336,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
| 2.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
|
| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
|
| Area |
11,586 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
|
| Coastline |
563 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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