Malawi and Afghanistan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Afghanistan
Leader
President: Joyce Banda
Population
16,777,547	31,108,077
Life Expectancy
52.780 years	50.110 years
Capital City
	Kabul
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)	Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Human Development Index
0.457	0
GDP per capita
	$1,000 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%	28.1%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	1.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%	25.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	35.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
multiparty democracy	Islamic republic
Independence date
	19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)	Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Languages
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)	Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Exports
	opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
External Debt
	$1,280,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	10.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	1
Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia	Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Area
118,484 km sq	652,230 km sq
Coastline
0 km	0 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)	arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

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