|
Country
|
Gabon | 
Armenia |
|
Leader
|
President: Ali Ben Bongo
|
President: Serge Sarkisian
|
|
Population
|
1,608,321
| 2,970,495
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.290 years
| 73.490 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Libreville
| Yerevan
|
|
Largest city
|
| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.729
| 0.777
|
| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
63.2%
| 99.4%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.1
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
16.1%
| 8.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 5.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
17 August 1960 (from France)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
|
| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
|
| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
| $7,336,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 2.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
|
| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
|
| Coastline |
885 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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