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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Panama |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Ricardo Martinelli
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Population
|
7,768,385
| 3,510,045
|
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Life Expectancy
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66.380 years
| 77.960 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Dushanbe
| Panama
|
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Largest city
|
| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Panama (population: 408,168) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.832
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $14,300 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.5%
| 91.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 3.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 4.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional democracy
|
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Independence date
|
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
|
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $13,340,000,000 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)
| balboas (PAB) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
note: the US dollar is the legal currency
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 1.000%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 1
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 75,420 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,490 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
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