Algeria and Mongolia Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Algeria	Mongolia
Leader
President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika	President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Population
37,367,226	3,179,997
Life Expectancy
74.730 years	68.630 years
Capital City
Algiers	Ulaanbaatar
Largest city
Algiers (population: 1,977,660)	Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818)
Human Development Index
0.748	0.72
GDP per capita
$7,400 US	$4,800 US
Literacy Rate
69.9%	97.8%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2	3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6.5%	4.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
10.000%	9.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
republic	mixed parliamentary/presidential
Independence date
5 July 1962 (from France)	11 July 1921 (from China)
Religions
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%	Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Languages
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects	Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
Exports
petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%	copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
External Debt
$4,699,000,000 $	$1,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 63.25 (2008 est.), 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004)	togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.300%	1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	4
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia	Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Area
2,381,741 km sq	1,564,116 km sq
Coastline
998 km	0 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer	desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)

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Algeria vs Mongolia