Burma and Liechtenstein Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Burma
Leader
President : Thein Sein	Head of state: Prince Hans-Adam II
Population
54,584,650	36,713
Life Expectancy
65.240 years	81.500 years
Capital City
Rangoon (Yangon)
Largest city
Rangoon (population: 4,477,640)	Schaan (population: 5,748)
Human Development Index
NA	0
GDP per capita
$1,300 US
Literacy Rate
89.9%	100%
Corruption Perception Index

Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	24%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
5.500%
Death Penalty
NA	Abolished

Political System
military junta	constitutional monarchy
Independence date
4 January 1948 (from UK)
Religions
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%	Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
Languages
Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages	German (official), Alemannic dialect
Exports
natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
External Debt
$5,811,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
kyats (MMK) per US dollar - 1,205 (2008 est.), 1,296 (2007), 1,280 (2006), 5.761 (2005), 5.7459 (2004) note: unofficial exchange rates ranged in 2004 from 815 kyat/US dollar to nearly 970 kyat/US dollar, and by yearend 2005, the unofficial exchange rate was 1,075 kyat/US dollar; data shown for 2003-05 are official exchange rates
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand	Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Area
676,578 km sq	160 km sq
Coastline
1,930 km	0 km
Climate
tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)	continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers

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Burma vs Liechtenstein