Malawi and Bosnia and Herzegovina Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leader
President: Joyce Banda	President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
16,323,044	3,879,296
Life Expectancy
52.310 years	78.960 years
Capital City
	Sarajevo
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)	Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.457	0.802
GDP per capita
	$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%	96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%	12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	NA

Political System
multiparty democracy	emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)	Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
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)	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Exports
	metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
	$10,540,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
118,484 km sq	51,197 km sq
Coastline
0 km	20 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)	hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast

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