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Country
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Tunisia | 
Cambodia |
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Leader
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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Population
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10,732,900
| 14,952,665
|
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Life Expectancy
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75.240 years
| 63.040 years
|
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Capital City
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Tunis
| Phnom Penh
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Largest city
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| Tunis (population: 693,210) | Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) |
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Human Development Index
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0.762
| 0.575
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| GDP per capita |
$9,600 US
| $2,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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74.3%
| 73.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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4.4
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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19.9%
| 15.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
18.000%
| 3.500%
|
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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
| multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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20 March 1956 (from France)
| 9 November 1953 (from France)
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| Religions |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
| Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
| Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
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| Exports |
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
| clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
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| External Debt |
$23,210,000,000 $
| $5,028,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
| riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 3.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
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| Area |
163,610 km sq
| 181,035 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,148 km
| 443 km
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| Climate |
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
| tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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