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Country
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Uruguay | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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President: Jose Mujica
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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Population
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3,316,328
| 67,091,089
|
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Life Expectancy
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76.410 years
| 73.830 years
|
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Capital City
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Montevideo
| Bangkok
|
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Largest city
|
| Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.859
| 0.786
|
| GDP per capita |
$15,300 US
| $9,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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98%
| 92.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
6.9
| 3.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12.3%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.000%
| 0.700%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
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| |
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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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)
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
|
| External Debt |
$15,400,000,000 $
| $115,600,000,000 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)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.600%
| 1.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
176,215 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
660 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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