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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Zambia |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Michael Sata
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Population
|
7,768,385
| 13,817,479
|
|
Life Expectancy
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66.380 years
| 52.570 years
|
|
Capital City
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Dushanbe
| Lusaka
|
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Largest city
|
| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.453
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $1,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.5%
| 80.6%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 2.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 15.2%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 14.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 24 October 1964 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $3,962,000,000 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)
| Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,512.9 (2008 est.), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 1.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
|
| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Southern Africa, east of Angola
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 752,618 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
| tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
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