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Country
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Tunisia | 
Saudi Arabia |
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Leader
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
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Population
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10,732,900
| 26,534,504
|
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Life Expectancy
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75.240 years
| 74.350 years
|
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Capital City
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Tunis
| Riyadh
|
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Largest city
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| Tunis (population: 693,210) | Riyadh (population: 4,205,960) |
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Human Development Index
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0.762
| 0.835
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| GDP per capita |
$9,600 US
| $24,500 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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74.3%
| 78.8%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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4.4
| 3.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.9%
| 0%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
18.000%
| 10.900%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
|
republic
| monarchy
|
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Independence date
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20 March 1956 (from France)
| 23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
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| Religions |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
| Muslim 100%
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| Languages |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
| Arabic
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| Exports |
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
| petroleum and petroleum products 90%
|
| External Debt |
$23,210,000,000 $
| $105,900,000,000 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)
| Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007), 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 10.000%
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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
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
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| Area |
163,610 km sq
| 2,149,690 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,148 km
| 2,640 km
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| Climate |
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
| harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
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