Afghanistan and Guyana Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Afghanistan	Guyana
Leader
President: Hamid Karzai	President: Donald Ramotar
Population
30,419,928	741,908
Life Expectancy
49.720 years	67.390 years
Capital City
Kabul	Georgetown
Largest city
Kabul (population: 3,043,530)	Georgetown (population: 235,017)
Human Development Index
0	0.725
GDP per capita
$1,000 US	$7,600 US
Literacy Rate
28.1%	98.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.5	2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.9%	29%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
35.000%	11.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
Islamic republic	republic
Independence date
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)	26 May 1966 (from UK)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%	Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)
Languages
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism	English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems	sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
External Debt
$1,280,000,000 $	$1,234,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)	Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%	1.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	0
Location
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Area
652,230 km sq	214,969 km sq
Coastline
0 km	459 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers	tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)

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