Congo, Republic of the and Cape Verde Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Cape Verde
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Population
4,366,266	523,568
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	71.000 years
Capital City
	Praia
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Praia (population: 113,364)
Human Development Index
NA	0.705
GDP per capita
	$4,000 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	76.6%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	18.1%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	21.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date
	5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Exports
	fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
External Debt
	$657,700,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Area
342,000 km sq	4,033 km sq
Coastline
169 km	965 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic

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Congo, Republic of the vs Cape Verde