Iran and Cambodia Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Iran	Cambodia
Leader
Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
Population
78,868,711	14,952,665
Life Expectancy
70.350 years	63.040 years
Capital City
Tehran	Phnom Penh
Largest city
Tehran (population: 7,153,310)	Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540)
Human Development Index
0.777	0.575
GDP per capita
$13,200 US	$2,200 US
Literacy Rate
77%	73.6%
Corruption Perception Index
2.3	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
2.8%	15.8%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
15.300%	3.500%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished

Political System
theocratic republic	multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence date
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)	9 November 1953 (from France)
Religions
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%	Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Languages
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%	Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Exports
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets	clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
External Debt
$17,900,000,000 $	$5,028,000,000 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	riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.500%	3.000%
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	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Area
1,648,195 km sq	181,035 km sq
Coastline
2,440 km	443 km
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast	tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

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