Iran and Bhutan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Iran	Bhutan
Leader
Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Population
78,868,711	716,896
Life Expectancy
70.350 years	67.880 years
Capital City
Tehran	Thimphu
Largest city
Tehran (population: 7,153,310)	Thimphu (population: 98,676)
Human Development Index
0.777	0.613
GDP per capita
$13,200 US	$6,200 US
Literacy Rate
77%	47%
Corruption Perception Index
2.3	5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
2.8%	13.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
15.300%	4.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished

Political System
theocratic republic	in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Independence date
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)	1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
Religions
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%	Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%	Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Exports
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets	electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices
External Debt
$17,900,000,000 $	$1,275,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - 9,142.8 (2008 est.), 9,407.5 (2007), 9,227.1 (2006), 8,964 (2005), 8,614 (2004) note: Iran has been using a managed floating exchange rate regime since unifying multiple exchange rates in March 2002	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
2.500%	1.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	0
Location
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan	Southern Asia, between China and India
Area
1,648,195 km sq	38,394 km sq
Coastline
2,440 km	0 km
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas

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