Morocco and Bhutan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Morocco	Bhutan
Leader
King: King Mohammed VI	Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Population
32,309,239	716,896
Life Expectancy
76.110 years	67.880 years
Capital City
Rabat	Thimphu
Largest city
Casablanca (population: 3,144,910)	Thimphu (population: 98,676)
Human Development Index
0.646	0.613
GDP per capita
$5,100 US	$6,200 US
Literacy Rate
52.3%	47%
Corruption Perception Index
3.5	5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6.2%	13.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
8.900%	4.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
constitutional monarchy	in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Independence date
2 March 1956 (from France)	1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
Religions
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%	Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy	Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Exports
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish	electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices
External Debt
$28,080,000,000 $	$1,275,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)	ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
5.000%	1.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	0
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara	Southern Asia, between China and India
Area
446,550 km sq	38,394 km sq
Coastline
1,835 km	0 km
Climate
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas

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Morocco vs Bhutan