Comoros and Tajikistan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Comoros	Tajikistan
Leader
President: Ikililou Dhoinine	President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
Population
737,284	7,768,385
Life Expectancy
62.740 years	66.380 years
Capital City
Moroni	Dushanbe
Largest city
Moroni (population: 42,872)	Dushanbe (population: 543,107)
Human Development Index
0.572	0.684
GDP per capita
$1,200 US	$2,100 US
Literacy Rate
56.5%	99.5%
Corruption Perception Index
2.5	2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%	19.6%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
20.000%	2.200%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date
6 July 1975 (from France)	9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%	Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)	Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Exports
vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra	aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
External Debt
$279,300,000 $	$2,593,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - 361.4 (2007), 391.8 (2006), 395.6 (2005), 396.21 (2004), 435.9 (2003) note: the Comoran franc is pegged to the euro at a rate of 491.9677 Comoran francs per euro	Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.800%	1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	2
Location
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique	Central Asia, west of China
Area
2,235 km sq	143,100 km sq
Coastline
340 km	0 km
Climate
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)	midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains

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Comoros vs Tajikistan