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Country
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Uruguay | 
Korea, South |
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Leader
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President: Jose Mujica
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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Population
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3,316,328
| 48,860,500
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Life Expectancy
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76.410 years
| 79.300 years
|
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Capital City
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Montevideo
| Seoul
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Largest city
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| Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) | Seoul (population: 10,349,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.859
| 0.928
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| GDP per capita |
$15,300 US
| $32,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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98%
| 97.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.9
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.3%
| 13.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.000%
| 3.400%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| NA
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| republic
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Independence date
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25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
| 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
| Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
| Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Exports |
meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
| semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
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| External Debt |
$15,400,000,000 $
| $397,300,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
| South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - 1,101.7 (2008 est.), 929.2 (2007), 954.8 (2006), 1,024.1 (2005), 1,145.3 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.600%
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 31
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
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| Area |
176,215 km sq
| 99,720 km sq
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| Coastline |
660 km
| 2,413 km
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| Climate |
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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