Guatemala and Cameroon Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Guatemala	Cameroon
Leader
President: Otto Perez Molina	President: Paul Biya
Population
14,099,032	20,129,878
Life Expectancy
71.170 years	54.710 years
Capital City
Guatemala	Yaounde
Largest city
Guatemala City (population: 994,938)	Douala (population: 1,338,080)
Human Development Index
0.696	0.514
GDP per capita
$5,100 US	$2,300 US
Literacy Rate
69.1%	67.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1	2.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12%	13.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
4.100%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
constitutional democratic republic	republic; multiparty presidential regime
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)	1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs	indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)	24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom	crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $	$3,147,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%	1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	1
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Area
108,889 km sq	475,440 km sq
Coastline
400 km	402 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands	varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

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