Israel and Burma Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Israel	Burma
Leader
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu	President: Thein Sein
Population
7,707,042	55,167,330
Life Expectancy
81.170 years	65.600 years
Capital City
Jerusalem	Rangoon (Yangon)
Largest city
Jerusalem (population: 714,000)	Rangoon (population: 4,477,640)
Human Development Index
0.93	NA
GDP per capita
$32,200 US	$1,400 US
Literacy Rate
97.1%	89.9%
Corruption Perception Index
6	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.2%	NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
6.300%	5.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances	NA

Political System
parliamentary democracy	military junta
Independence date
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)	4 January 1948 (from UK)
Religions
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Exports
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel	natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
External Debt
$104,200,000,000 $	$5,448,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)	kyats (MMK) per US dollar - 1,205 (2008 est.), 1,296 (2007), 1,280 (2006), 5.761 (2005), 5.7459 (2004) note: unofficial exchange rates ranged in 2004 from 815 kyat/US dollar to nearly 970 kyat/US dollar, and by yearend 2005, the unofficial exchange rate was 1,075 kyat/US dollar; data shown for 2003-05 are official exchange rates
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
7.400%	4.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	0
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Area
20,770 km sq	676,578 km sq
Coastline
273 km	1,930 km
Climate
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas	tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)

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