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

Country
Congo, Republic of the	Kenya
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Uhuru Kenyatta
Population
4,492,689	44,037,656
Life Expectancy
55.600 years	63.290 years
Capital City
Brazzaville	Nairobi
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Human Development Index
NA	0.532
GDP per capita
$4,700 US	$1,800 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	85.1%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	2.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	9.8%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
53.000%	40.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date
15 August 1960 (from France)	12 December 1963 (from UK)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Exports
petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds	tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
External Debt
$4,225,000,000 $	$9,526,000,000 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)	Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - 68.358 (2008 est.), 68.309 (2007), 72.101 (2006), 75.554 (2005), 79.174 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%	1.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	14
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Area
342,000 km sq	580,367 km sq
Coastline
169 km	536 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior

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Congo, Republic of the vs Kenya