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

Country
Congo, Republic of the	Burma
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Thein Sein
Population
4,492,689	55,167,330
Life Expectancy
55.600 years	65.600 years
Capital City
Brazzaville	Rangoon (Yangon)
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Rangoon (population: 4,477,640)
Human Development Index

GDP per capita
$4,700 US	$1,400 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	89.9%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament

Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
53.000%	5.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	NA

Political System
republic	military junta
Independence date
15 August 1960 (from France)	4 January 1948 (from UK)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Exports
petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds	natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
External Debt
$4,225,000,000 $	$5,448,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 483.6 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)	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
1.700%	4.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Area
342,000 km sq	676,578 km sq
Coastline
169 km	1,930 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 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)

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Congo, Republic of the vs Burma