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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Czech Republic |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Milos Zeman
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Population
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7,910,041
| 10,162,921
|
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Life Expectancy
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66.720 years
| 77.560 years
|
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Capital City
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Dushanbe
| Prague
|
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Largest city
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| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Praha (population: 1,165,580) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.897
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| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
| $27,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.5%
| 99%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 5.2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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19.6%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.500%
| 8.600%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
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| External Debt |
$2,200,000,000 $
| $90,180,000,000 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)
| koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 6
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 78,867 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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