Congo, Republic of the and Equatorial Guinea Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Congo, Republic of the	Equatorial Guinea
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Population
4,492,689	704,001
Life Expectancy
55.600 years	63.120 years
Capital City
Brazzaville	Malabo
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Bata (population: 173,046)
Human Development Index
NA	0.717
GDP per capita
$4,700 US	$20,200 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	87%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	6%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
53.000%	22.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date
15 August 1960 (from France)	12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Exports
petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds	petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
External Debt
$4,225,000,000 $	$1,232,000,000 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)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%	0.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Area
342,000 km sq	28,051 km sq
Coastline
169 km	296 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; always hot, humid

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