Gabon and Senegal Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Gabon	Senegal
Leader
President: Ali Ben Bongo	President: Macky Sall
Population
1,640,286	13,300,410
Life Expectancy
52.150 years	60.570 years
Capital City
Libreville	Dakar
Largest city
Libreville (population: 578,156)	Dakar (population: 2,476,400)
Human Development Index
0.729	0.502
GDP per capita
$17,300 US	$1,900 US
Literacy Rate
63.2%	39.3%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1	3.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.1%	29.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
21.000%	48.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic; multiparty presidential regime	republic
Independence date
17 August 1960 (from France)	4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
Religions
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%	Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi	French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Exports
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)	fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
External Debt
$2,758,000,000 $	$4,117,000,000 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)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (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
1.800%	1.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Area
267,667 km sq	196,722 km sq
Coastline
885 km	531 km
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid	tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind

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