|
Country
|
Mongolia | 
Djibouti |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
|
|
Population
|
3,226,516
| 792,198
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.950 years
| 61.990 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Djibouti
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Djibouti (population: 623,891) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.513
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,400 US
| $2,700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 67.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.000%
| 59.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 27 June 1977 (from France)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
|
| External Debt |
$2,564,000,000 $
| $802,900,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
| Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.800%
| 3.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 23,200 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 314 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| desert; torrid, dry
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