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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Bahrain |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Population
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7,910,041
| 1,281,332
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Life Expectancy
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66.720 years
| 78.430 years
|
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Capital City
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Dushanbe
| Manama
|
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Largest city
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| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
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Human Development Index
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0.684
| 0.902
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| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $28,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.5%
| 86.5%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 5.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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19.6%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.500%
| 15.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$2,200,000,000 $
| $25,270,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 1
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 760 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 161 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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