Nigeria and Congo, Republic of the Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Nigeria
Leader
President: Goodluck Jonathan	President: Denis Sassou Nguesso
Population
170,123,740	4,366,266
Life Expectancy
52.050 years	55.270 years
Capital City
Abuja
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)	Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)
Human Development Index
0.499	NA
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
Literacy Rate
68%	83.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7	1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%	NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
federal republic	republic
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%	Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani	French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
External Debt
$10,430,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4	0
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon	Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Area
923,768 km sq	342,000 km sq
Coastline
853 km	169 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north	tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator

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