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

Country
	Dominican Republic
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Danilo Medina
Population
4,366,266	10,088,598
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	77.440 years
Capital City
	Santo Domingo
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480)
Human Development Index
NA	0.768
GDP per capita
	$9,400 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	87%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	17.1%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	13.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic	democratic republic
Independence date
	27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Spanish
Exports
	ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
External Debt
	$14,420,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - 34.775 (2008 est.), 33.113 (2007), 33.406 (2006), 30.409 (2005), 42.12 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	2
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Area
342,000 km sq	48,670 km sq
Coastline
169 km	1,288 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 maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall

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