Libya and Mali Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Libya	Mali
Leader
Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief	Interim president: Dioncounda Traore
Population
5,613,380	15,494,466
Life Expectancy
77.830 years	53.060 years
Capital City
Tripoli (Tarabulus)	Bamako
Largest city
Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)	Bamako (population: 1,297,280)
Human Development Index
0.84	0.391
GDP per capita
$14,100 US	$1,100 US
Literacy Rate
82.6%	46.4%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6	3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.7%	10.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
30.000%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state	republic
Independence date
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)	22 September 1960 (from France)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%	Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities	French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals	cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$4,774,000,000 $	$3,192,000,000 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)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.900%	1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia	Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
1,759,540 km sq	1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
1,770 km	0 km
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior	subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)

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