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Country
|
Uruguay | 
Panama |
|
Leader
|
President: Jose Mujica
|
President: Ricardo Martinelli
|
|
Population
|
3,316,328
| 3,510,045
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
76.410 years
| 77.960 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Montevideo
| Panama
|
|
Largest city
|
| Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) | Panama (population: 408,168) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.859
| 0.832
|
| GDP per capita |
$15,300 US
| $14,300 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
98%
| 91.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
6.9
| 3.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12.3%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.000%
| 4.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
constitutional republic
| constitutional democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
| 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
|
| 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)
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
| Languages |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
| Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
|
| Exports |
meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
| bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing
|
| External Debt |
$15,400,000,000 $
| $13,340,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
| balboas (PAB) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
note: the US dollar is the legal currency
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.600%
| 1.000%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
| Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
|
| Area |
176,215 km sq
| 75,420 km sq
|
| Coastline |
660 km
| 2,490 km
|
| Climate |
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
| tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
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