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Country
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Zambia | 
Bolivia |
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Leader
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President: Michael Sata
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President: Evo Morales
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Population
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13,817,479
| 10,290,003
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Life Expectancy
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52.570 years
| 67.900 years
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Capital City
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Lusaka
| La Paz (administrative capital)
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Largest city
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| Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) |
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Human Development Index
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0.453
| 0.723
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| GDP per capita |
$1,600 US
| $4,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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80.6%
| 86.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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15.2%
| 14.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
14.000%
| 5.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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24 October 1964 (from UK)
| 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
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| Languages |
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
| Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
| natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
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| External Debt |
$3,962,000,000 $
| $5,491,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,512.9 (2008 est.), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004)
| bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Angola
| Central South America, southwest of Brazil
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| Area |
752,618 km sq
| 1,098,581 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
| varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
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