Congo, Republic of the and Belarus Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Belarus
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Alexander Lukashenko
Population
4,366,266	9,643,566
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	71.480 years
Capital City
	Minsk
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Minsk (population: 1,742,120)
Human Development Index
NA	0.817
GDP per capita
	$15,200 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	99.6%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	32.5%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	1.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
republic	republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Independence date
	25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Belarusian, Russian, other
Exports
	machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
External Debt
	$33,730,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	19
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Area
342,000 km sq	207,600 km sq
Coastline
169 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime

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Congo, Republic of the vs Belarus