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Country
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Senegal | 
Liechtenstein |
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Leader
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President: Macky Sall
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Head of state: Prince Hans-Adam II
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Population
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13,635,927
| 37,313
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Life Expectancy
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60.950 years
| 81.680 years
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Capital City
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Dakar
| Vaduz
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Largest city
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| Dakar (population: 2,476,400) | Schaan (population: 5,748) |
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Human Development Index
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0.502
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $89,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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39.3%
| 100%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.4
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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29.2%
| 24%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
| 23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)
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| Religions |
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
| Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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| Languages |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
| German (official), Alemannic dialect
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
| Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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| Area |
196,722 km sq
| 160 km sq
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| Coastline |
531 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
| continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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