Egypt and Libya Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Egypt	Libya
Leader
President: Mohammed Mursi	Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
Population
83,688,164	5,613,380
Life Expectancy
72.930 years	77.830 years
Capital City
Cairo	Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Cairo (population: 7,734,610)	Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Human Development Index
0.716	0.84
GDP per capita
$6,600 US	$14,100 US
Literacy Rate
71.4%	82.6%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
3.7%	7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Nassef Sawiris ($3.1bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
12.200%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
republic	Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Independence date
28 February 1922 (from UK)	24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Religions
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%	Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Languages
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Exports
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals	crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
External Debt
$33,740,000,000 $	$4,774,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004)	Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.400%	3.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	0
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Area
1,001,450 km sq	1,759,540 km sq
Coastline
2,450 km	1,770 km
Climate
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

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