Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Paraguay
Leader
President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat.	President-elect: Horacio Cartes
Population
3,875,723	6,623,252
Life Expectancy
76.120 years	76.600 years
Capital City
Sarajevo	Asuncion
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)	Asuncion (population: 1,482,200)
Human Development Index
0.802	0.752
GDP per capita
$8,300 US	$6,100 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%	94%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2	2.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%	13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
43.300%	6.900%
Death Penalty
NA	Abolished

Political System
emerging federal democratic republic	constitutional republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)	14 May 1811 (from Spain)
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%	Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian	Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products	soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
External Debt
$9,051,000,000 $	$2,245,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro	guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%	1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia	Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Area
51,197 km sq	406,752 km sq
Coastline
20 km	0 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast	subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west

» More Rankings

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Paraguay