Djibouti and Burma Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Djibouti	Burma
Leader
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh	President : Thein Sein
Population
774,389	54,584,650
Life Expectancy
61.570 years	65.240 years
Capital City
Djibouti	Rangoon (Yangon)
Largest city
Djibouti (population: 623,891)	Rangoon (population: 4,477,640)
Human Development Index
0.513	NA
GDP per capita
$2,700 US	$1,300 US
Literacy Rate
67.9%	89.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.8%	NA
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
59.000%	5.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished	NA

Political System
republic	military junta
Independence date
27 June 1977 (from France)	4 January 1948 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Exports
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)	natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
External Debt
$812,500,000 $	$5,811,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)	kyats (MMK) per US dollar - 1,205 (2008 est.), 1,296 (2007), 1,280 (2006), 5.761 (2005), 5.7459 (2004) note: unofficial exchange rates ranged in 2004 from 815 kyat/US dollar to nearly 970 kyat/US dollar, and by yearend 2005, the unofficial exchange rate was 1,075 kyat/US dollar; data shown for 2003-05 are official exchange rates
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.800%	2.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Area
23,200 km sq	676,578 km sq
Coastline
314 km	1,930 km
Climate
desert; torrid, dry	tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)

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