Greece and Bhutan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Greece	Bhutan
Leader
President: Karolos Papoulias	Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Population
10,767,827	716,896
Life Expectancy
80.050 years	67.880 years
Capital City
Athens	Thimphu
Largest city
Athens (population: 729,137)	Thimphu (population: 98,676)
Human Development Index
0.947	0.613
GDP per capita
$26,600 US	$6,200 US
Literacy Rate
96%	47%
Corruption Perception Index
4.7	5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.7%	13.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
17.300%	4.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished

Political System
parliamentary republic	in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Independence date
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)	1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
Religions
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%	Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)	Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles	electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices
External Debt
$583,300,000,000 $	$1,275,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)	ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%	1.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4	0
Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey	Southern Asia, between China and India
Area
131,957 km sq	38,394 km sq
Coastline
13,676 km	0 km
Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas

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