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

Country
Congo, Republic of the
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Paul Kagame
Population
4,492,689	12,012,589
Life Expectancy
55.600 years	58.850 years
Capital City
Brazzaville
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Kigali (population: 745,261)
Human Development Index
NA	0.435
GDP per capita
$4,700 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	70.4%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	50.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
53.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic	republic; presidential, multiparty system
Independence date
15 August 1960 (from France)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
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

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
342,000 km sq	26,338 km sq
Coastline
169 km	0 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; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible

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