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Country
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Tunisia | 
Chile |
|
Leader
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President: Moncef Marzouki
|
President: Sebastian Pinera
|
|
Population
|
10,732,900
| 17,067,369
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
75.240 years
| 78.100 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Tunis
| Santiago
|
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Largest city
|
| Tunis (population: 693,210) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.762
| 0.874
|
| GDP per capita |
$9,600 US
| $17,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
74.3%
| 95.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
4.4
| 6.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.9%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
18.000%
| 6.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
20 March 1956 (from France)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
|
| Exports |
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
|
| External Debt |
$23,210,000,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 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)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 2.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
|
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
|
| Area |
163,610 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
|
| Coastline |
1,148 km
| 6,435 km
|
| Climate |
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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