Iran and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Iran	Zimbabwe
Leader
Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
78,868,711	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
70.350 years	51.820 years
Capital City
Tehran	Harare
Largest city
Tehran (population: 7,153,310)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.777	NA
GDP per capita
$13,200 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
77%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.3	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
2.8%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
15.300%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
theocratic republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$17,900,000,000 $	$6,440,000,000 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	Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - NA (2008 est.), 30,000 (2007), 162.07 (2006), 77.965 (2005), 5.729 (2004) note: these are official exchange rates; non-official rates vary significantly
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.500%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	4
Location
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
1,648,195 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
2,440 km	0 km
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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