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Country
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Qatar | 
Peru |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Population
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1,951,591
| 29,549,517
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Life Expectancy
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78.090 years
| 72.730 years
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Capital City
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Doha
| Lima
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Largest city
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| Doha (population: 344,939) | Lima (population: 7,737,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.899
| 0.788
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| GDP per capita |
$104,300 US
| $10,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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89%
| 87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.5
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 29.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.400%
| 7.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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emirate
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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3 September 1971 (from UK)
| 28 July 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
| Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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| Exports |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
| copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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| External Debt |
$125,300,000,000 $
| $36,980,000,000 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)
| nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
| Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
11,586 km sq
| 1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
563 km
| 2,414 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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