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

Country
	Brunei
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Population
4,366,266	408,786
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	76.370 years
Capital City
	Bandar Seri Begawan
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409)
Human Development Index
NA	0.919
GDP per capita
	$50,000 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	92.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	0%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	2.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	constitutional sultanate
Independence date
	1 January 1984 (from UK)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Malay (official), English, Chinese
Exports
	crude oil, natural gas, garments
External Debt
	$0 US
Exchange Rate
	Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	4.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Area
342,000 km sq	5,765 km sq
Coastline
169 km	161 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	tropical; hot, humid, rainy

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