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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Mauritania |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
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Population
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7,768,385
| 3,359,185
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Life Expectancy
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66.380 years
| 61.530 years
|
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Capital City
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Dushanbe
| Nouakchott
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Largest city
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| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Nouakchott (population: 661,400) |
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Human Development Index
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0.684
| 0.557
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| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $2,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.5%
| 51.2%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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19.6%
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 30.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| military junta
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 28 November 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Muslim 100%
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| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
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| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
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| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $2,816,000,000 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)
| ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 5.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
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| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 1,030,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 754 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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