Costa Rica and Mali Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Costa Rica	Mali
Leader
	Interim president: Dioncounda Traore
Population
4,695,942	15,968,882
Life Expectancy
78.060 years	54.550 years
Capital City
San Jose	Bamako
Largest city
San Jose (population: 335,007)	Bamako (population: 1,297,280)
Human Development Index
0.847	0.391
GDP per capita
$12,600 US	$1,100 US
Literacy Rate
94.9%	46.4%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1	3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
36.8%	10.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
7.900%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished in practice

Political System
democratic republic	republic
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)	22 September 1960 (from France)
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%	Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
Spanish (official), English	French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment	cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$12,040,000,000 $	$2,725,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - 529.62 (2008 est.), 519.53 (2007), 511.3 (2006), 477.79 (2005), 437.91 (2004)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%	1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama	Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
51,100 km sq	1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
1,290 km	0 km
Climate
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands	subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)

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