Country
Namibia Mongolia
Leader
Population
2,165,828 3,179,997
Life Expectancy
52.170 years 68.630 years
Capital City
Windhoek Ulaanbaatar
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132) Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818)
Human Development Index
0.634 0.72 GDP per capita $7,500 US $4,800 US
Literacy Rate
85% 97.8%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5 3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9% 4.2% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 51.200% 9.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished Legal
Political System
republic mixed parliamentary/presidential
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) 11 July 1921 (from China) Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004) Languages English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals External Debt $4,537,000,000 $ $1,900,000,000 US Exchange Rate Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% 1.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 4 Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Northern Asia, between China and Russia Area 824,292 km sq 1,564,116 km sq Coastline 1,572 km 0 km Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
