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Country
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Qatar | 
Korea, South |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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Population
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1,951,591
| 48,860,500
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Life Expectancy
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78.090 years
| 79.300 years
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Capital City
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Doha
| Seoul
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Largest city
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| Doha (population: 344,939) | Seoul (population: 10,349,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.899
| 0.928
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| GDP per capita |
$104,300 US
| $32,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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89%
| 97.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.5
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 13.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.400%
| 3.400%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| NA
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Political System
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emirate
| republic
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Independence date
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3 September 1971 (from UK)
| 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
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| Religions |
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
| Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Exports |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
| semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
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| External Debt |
$125,300,000,000 $
| $397,300,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
| South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - 1,101.7 (2008 est.), 929.2 (2007), 954.8 (2006), 1,024.1 (2005), 1,145.3 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 31
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| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
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| Area |
11,586 km sq
| 99,720 km sq
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| Coastline |
563 km
| 2,413 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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