Guinea-Bissau and Libya Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Libya
Leader
Interim president: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo	Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
Population
1,628,603	5,613,380
Life Expectancy
49.110 years	77.830 years
Capital City
	Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Bissau (population: 388,028)	Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Human Development Index
0.383	0.84
GDP per capita
	$14,100 US
Literacy Rate
42.4%	82.6%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14%	7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
republic	Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Independence date
	24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Religions
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%	Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Languages
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Exports
	crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
External Debt
	$4,774,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	3.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Area
36,125 km sq	1,759,540 km sq
Coastline
350 km	1,770 km
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

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Guinea-Bissau vs Libya