Norway and Libya Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Norway	Libya
Leader
King: Harald V Prime minister: Jens Stoltenberg	Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
Population
4,707,270	5,613,380
Life Expectancy
80.320 years	77.830 years
Capital City
Oslo	Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Oslo (population: 839,423)	Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Human Development Index
0.968	0.84
GDP per capita
$54,200 US	$14,100 US
Literacy Rate
100%	82.6%
Corruption Perception Index
7.9	2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
36.1%	7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Stein Erik Hagen & family ($3.1bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
3.300%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
constitutional monarchy	Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Independence date
7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)	24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Religions
Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)	Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Languages
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish	crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
External Debt
$644,500,000,000 $	$4,774,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - 5.6361 (2008), 5.86 (2007), 6.418 (2006), 6.445 (2005), 6.7327 (2004)	Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%	3.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
10	0
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Area
323,802 km sq	1,759,540 km sq
Coastline
25,148 km	1,770 km
Climate
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

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