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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Saudi Arabia |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
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Population
|
7,768,385
| 26,534,504
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
66.380 years
| 74.350 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Dushanbe
| Riyadh
|
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Largest city
|
| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Riyadh (population: 4,205,960) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.835
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $24,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.5%
| 78.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 3.5
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 0%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 10.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| monarchy
|
|
Independence date
|
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
|
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Muslim 100%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Arabic
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| petroleum and petroleum products 90%
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $105,900,000,000 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)
| Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007), 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 10.000%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
|
| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 2,149,690 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,640 km
|
| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
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