Mauritania and Burma Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Mauritania	Burma
Leader
President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz	President : Thein Sein
Population
3,359,185	54,584,650
Life Expectancy
61.530 years	65.240 years
Capital City
Nouakchott	Rangoon (Yangon)
Largest city
Nouakchott (population: 661,400)	Rangoon (population: 4,477,640)
Human Development Index
0.557	NA
GDP per capita
$2,200 US	$1,300 US
Literacy Rate
51.2%	89.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.9%	NA
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
30.000%	5.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	NA

Political System
military junta	military junta
Independence date
28 November 1960 (from France)	4 January 1948 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 100%	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Exports
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum	natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
External Debt
$2,816,000,000 $	$5,811,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)	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
5.500%	2.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Area
1,030,700 km sq	676,578 km sq
Coastline
754 km	1,930 km
Climate
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty	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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Mauritania vs Burma