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

Country
Congo, Republic of the
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	King: Harald V
Population
4,492,689	4,722,701
Life Expectancy
55.600 years	80.440 years
Capital City
Brazzaville
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Oslo (population: 839,423)
Human Development Index
NA	0.968
GDP per capita
$4,700 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	100%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	7.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	36.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA	Stein Erik Hagen & family ($3.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
53.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic	constitutional monarchy
Independence date
15 August 1960 (from France)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities
Exports
petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
External Debt
$4,225,000,000 $
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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	10
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Area
342,000 km sq	323,802 km sq
Coastline
169 km	25,148 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 along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast

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Congo, Republic of the vs Norway