Gabon and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Gabon	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Ali Ben Bongo	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
1,640,286	13,182,908
Life Expectancy
52.150 years	53.860 years
Capital City
Libreville	Harare
Largest city
Libreville (population: 578,156)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.729	NA
GDP per capita
$17,300 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
63.2%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.1%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
21.000%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
republic; multiparty presidential regime	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
17 August 1960 (from France)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$2,758,000,000 $	$6,975,000,000 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)	Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - NA (2008 est.), 30,000 (2007), 162.07 (2006), 77.965 (2005), 5.729 (2004) note: these are official exchange rates; non-official rates vary significantly
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.800%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
267,667 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
885 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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