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Area:171 Population: 100,000 Urban Pop: 30 Pop. rise: 8 Languages: Engish local dialects Political System: parliamentary demcracy Head of government: prime minister Badwin Spencer Date of origin: 1981 Pop under 15: 26 Literacy Rate:95/97 Life expectancy:72/78 GDP:$18,300 HDI: .760 |
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Area:5,382 Population: 300,000 Urban pop: 84 Pop rise % year:.7 Capital: Nassau Languages:English,Creole Political: Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime minister Perry Christie Date of Orgin: 1973 % of pop. under 15:26 Literacy:95/97 Gdp: HDI: 0.794 Life expectancy: 72/78 Per Capita: $31,000 |
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Area:166 Population: 300,000 Urban pop:44 Pop rise % year:.4 Capital:Bridgetown Languages: English, Bajan Political: Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime minister Freundel Stuart Date of Orgin:1966 % of pop. under 15:22 Literacy rate:99/99 Life expectancy:73/77 Per Capita Gdp:25,800 HDI: |
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Area: 8,867 Population:300,000 Urban pop:45 Pop rise % year: 1.8 Capital:Belmopan Languages: English Spanish Maiyan Garifuna Political: Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime misnister Dean Barrow Date of Orgin: 1981 % of pop. under 15: 35 Literacy rate: 77/77 Life expectancy: 71/77 Per Capita Gdp: $8,900 HDI: .702 |
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Area: 3,855,103 Population: 35,300,000 Urban pop: 80 Pop rise % year: .4 Capital: Ottawa Languages: English French Political:Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime minister Stephen Harper Date of Orgin: 1867 % of pop. under 15: 16 Literacy rate:99/99 Life expectancy: 79/83 Per Capita Gdp:$43,400
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Area: 19,730 Population:4,700,000 Urban pop:73 Pop rise % year:1.2 Capital:San Jose Languages: Spanish, English Political:Presidintial-legislature democracy Head of government: President Laura Chinchilla Date of Orgin:1821 % of pop. under 15: 25 Literacy rate:96/97 Life expectancy: 77/81 Per Capita Gdp:$12,800 HDI: .773 |
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Area: 42,000 Population:11,300,000 Urban pop:75 Pop rise % year: .4 Capital: Havana Languages:Spanish Political:Communist-one party state Head of government: President Paul Castro Date of Orgin:1902 % of pop. under 15:17 Literacy rate:99/99 Life expectancy:76/80 Per Capita Gdp:$10,200 HDI: .780 |
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Area: 290 Population:100,000 Urban pop: 67 Pop rise % year: .5 Capital:Roseau Languages: English French patois Political: Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit Date of Orgin: 1978 % of pop. under 15: 22 Literacy rate: 94/94 Life expectancy: 71/77 Per Capita Gdp: $14,400 HDI: .745 |
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Dominican Republic |
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Area: 18,792 Population: 10,300,000 Urban pop:67 Pop rise % year:1.6 Capital: Santo Domingo Languages:Spanish Political:Presidential-legislature demorcacy Head of government: President Danilo Medina Date of Orgin:1844 % of pop. under 15: 31 Literacy rate: 90/90 Life expectancy:70/76 Per Capita Gdp:$9,800 HDI: .702 |
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Area:8,124 Population: 6,300,000 Urban pop:65 Pop rise % year:1.2 Capital: San Salvador Languages: Spanish Nahua Political:Presidential-legislative democracy Head of government: President Mauricio Funes Date of Orgin:1821 % of pop. under 15:31 Literacy rate: 87/82 Life expectancy: 67/77 Per Capita Gdp:$7,600 HDI:.680 |
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Area: 133 Population:100,000 Urban pop:39 Pop rise % year:,8 Capital: St. Georges Languages:English French patois Political: Parliamentary democracy Head of government: Prime minsister Keith Mitchell Date of Orgin: 1974 % of pop. under 15:27 Literacy rate: 96 Life expectancy: 70/75 Per Capita Gdp:$13,900 HDI: .770 |
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Area: 42,130 Population:15,400,000 Urban pop:50 Pop rise % year:2.6 Capital: Guatemala City Languages: Spanish amerindian dialects Political: Presidential-legislative democracy Head of government: President Otto P`erez Molina Date of Orgin:1821 % of pop. under 15:41 Literacy rate: 81/71 Life expectancy: 68/75 Per Capita Gdp:$5,300 HDI: .581 |
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Area: 10,695 Population:10,400,000 Urban Pop: 53 Pop. rise: 1.7 Capital: Port-au-prince Languages:French, Creole Political System: Presidential-legislature (transistional) Head of government: President Michel Martelly Date of origin: 1804 Pop under 15:36 Literacy Rate: 53/45 Life expectancy: 61/64 GDP:$1,300 HDI:.456 |
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Area:43,433 Population:8,600,000 Urban Pop: 52 Pop. rise:2.2 Capital: Tegucigalpa Languages: Spanish Amerindian dialects Political System: Presidential-parliamentary (military dominated) Head of government:President Porfirio Date of origin:1821 Pop under 15: 38 Literacy Rate: 85/85 Life expectancy: 71/76 GDP:$4,700 HDI:.632 |
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AREA: 4,244 POPULATION:2,700,000 URBAN POP:52 POP RISE PER YEAR:.8
CAPITAL: Kigston LANGUAGES: english, English patois HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy(prime minister Potia Simson Miller) DATE OF ORIGIN: 1962 % OF POP UNDER 15: 29 LITERACY RATE: 82/92 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE: 71/76 GDP:$9,300 HDI:.730 |
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Area: 758,450 Population: 117,600,00 Urban pop:78 Pop rise %:1.5 Capital:Mexico City Languages: Spanish, Mayan, Other indegenous languages Political system: Presidential-legislative democracy Head of governement: Enrque Pena Nieto Date of Origin: 1810 % of pop under 15: 30 Literacy Rate: 95/92 Life expectancy: 75/79 GDP: $15,600 HDI: .775 |
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Area: 50,337 Population: 6,000,000 Urban Pop %: 58 Pop rise %: 1.9
Capital: Managua Languages: Spanish, Miskito, others Political system: Presidential legisilative system Head of government: daniel Ortega Date of origin: 1821 % of pop. under 15: 34 Literacy Rate: 78/78 Life expectancy: 71/77 GDP: $4,500 HDI:0.599 |
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Area: 28,640 Population:3,900,000 Urban pop %: 75 Pop rise % year: 1.5 Captial: Panama City Languages: spanish, English Politica government: Presidential legislature democracy Head Of government: President Ricardo Martinelli Date of Origin: 1903 % of pop under 15:29 LIteracy Rate: 95/94 Life expectancy: 74/80 GDP $15,900 HDI: .745 |
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AREA: 10 4 POPULATION:100,000 URBAN POP:32 POP RISE PER YEAR:.6
CAPITAL:Basseterre LANGUAGES:English HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: parliamentary democracy DATE OF ORIGIN:1983 % OF POP UNDER 15:23 LITERACY RATE: 98 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE: 72/77 GDP: $16,500 HDI:.745
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AREA: 238 POPULATION:200,000 URBAN POP:18 POP RISE PER YEAR:.9
CAPITAL: Castries LANGUAGES:English, French patiois Political System: Parliementary democracy HEAD OF GOVERNMENT:Prime minister Kenny Anthony DATE OF ORIGIN: 1979 % OF POP UNDER 15: 25 LITERACY RATE: 90/91 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE: 72/77 GDP:$13,300 HDI:.725
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AREA: 150 POPULATION:100,000 URBAN POP:49 POP RISE PER YEAR:1.1
CAPITAL: Kingstown LANGUAGES:English, French patois Political System:Parliemntary democracy HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: prime minister Ralph Gonsalves DATE OF ORIGIN: 1979 % OF POP UNDER 15:26 LITERACY RATE: 96/96 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE:70/74 GDP:$12,000 HDI:7.33
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AREA: 1,990 POPULATION:1,300,000 URBAN POP:14 POP RISE PER YEAR:.6
CAPITAL:Port-of-Spain LANGUAGES: English, Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese Political System: Parliementary democracy HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar DATE OF ORIGIN:1962 % OF POP UNDER 15:21 LITERACY RATE: 99/99 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE:68/74 GDP: $20,400 HDI:.760
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AREA:3,678,190 POPULATION: 316,200,000 URBAN POP: 81 POP RISE PER YEAR: .5
CAPITAL: Washington D.C. LANGUAGES: English Spanish, and other Political System:Presidential-legislature democracy HEAD OF GOVERNMENT:President Barack Obama DATE OF ORIGIN:1776 % OF POP UNDER 15: 19 LITERACY RATE: 99/99 LIFE EXPECTANY RATE:76/81 GDP:$50,700 HDI:.937
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