East Timor and Guinea-Bissau Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country

Leader
	Interim president: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
Population
	1,660,870
Life Expectancy
	49.500 years
Capital City

Largest city
(population: )	Bissau (population: 388,028)
Human Development Index
NA	0.383
GDP per capita

Literacy Rate
	42.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA	1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	14%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate

Death Penalty
NA	Abolished

Political System
	republic
Independence date

Religions
	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
Languages
	Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Exports

External Debt

Exchange Rate

Military Budget as percentage of GDP

Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Area
	36,125 km sq
Coastline
	350 km
Climate
	tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau