Bhutan and Cape Verde Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Bhutan	Cape Verde
Leader
Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Population
716,896	523,568
Life Expectancy
67.880 years	71.000 years
Capital City
Thimphu	Praia
Largest city
Thimphu (population: 98,676)	Praia (population: 113,364)
Human Development Index
0.613	0.705
GDP per capita
$6,200 US	$4,000 US
Literacy Rate
47%	76.6%
Corruption Perception Index
5.2	5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.9%	18.1%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
4.000%	21.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished

Political System
in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India	republic
Independence date
1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)	5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Religions
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%	Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Languages
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects	Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Exports
electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices	fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
External Debt
$1,275,000,000 $	$657,700,000 US
Exchange Rate
ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee	Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%	0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southern Asia, between China and India	Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Area
38,394 km sq	4,033 km sq
Coastline
0 km	965 km
Climate
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas	temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic

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