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Country
|
Qatar | 
Latvia |
|
Leader
|
Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
|
President : Andris Berzins
|
|
Population
|
1,951,591
| 2,191,580
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
78.090 years
| 72.930 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Doha
| Riga
|
|
Largest city
|
| Doha (population: 344,939) | Riga (population: 742,572) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.899
| 0.863
|
| GDP per capita |
$104,300 US
| $15,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
89%
| 99.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
6.5
| 5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
0%
| 20%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
0.400%
| 15.400%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
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Political System
|
emirate
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
3 September 1971 (from UK)
| 18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
| Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
|
| Exports |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
| wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
$125,300,000,000 $
| $38,370,000,000 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)
| lati (LVL) per US dollar - 0.4701 (2008 est.), 0.5162 (2007), 0.5597 (2006), 0.5647 (2005), 0.5402 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
| 1.100%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 3
|
| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
| Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
|
| Area |
11,586 km sq
| 64,589 km sq
|
| Coastline |
563 km
| 498 km
|
| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| maritime; wet, moderate winters
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