Bolivia and United Arab Emirates Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Bolivia	United Arab Emirates
Leader
President: Evo Morales	President, ruler of Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Population
10,290,003	5,314,317
Life Expectancy
67.900 years	76.710 years
Capital City
La Paz (administrative capital)	Abu Dhabi
Largest city
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390)	Dubai (population: 1,137,350)
Human Development Index
0.723	0.903
GDP per capita
$4,900 US	$48,800 US
Literacy Rate
86.7%	77.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3	5.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.6%	22.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA	Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family ($7.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.500%	2.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances	Legal

Political System
republic	federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
Independence date
6 August 1825 (from Spain)	2 December 1971 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%	Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Languages
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)	Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Exports
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin	crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates
External Debt
$5,491,000,000 $	$158,700,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)	Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - 3.673 (2008 est.), 3.673 (2007), 3.673 (2006), 3.6725 (2005), 3.6725 (2004) note: officially pegged to the US dollar since February 2002
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%	3.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Central South America, southwest of Brazil	Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Area
1,098,581 km sq	83,600 km sq
Coastline
0 km	1,318 km
Climate
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid	desert; cooler in eastern mountains

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Bolivia vs United Arab Emirates