Norway and Turkmenistan Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Norway	Turkmenistan
Leader
King: Harald V Prime minister: Jens Stoltenberg	President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
Population
4,707,270	5,054,828
Life Expectancy
80.320 years	68.840 years
Capital City
Oslo	Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
Largest city
Oslo (population: 839,423)	Ashgabat (population: 727,700)
Human Development Index
0.968	0.728
GDP per capita
$54,200 US	$7,900 US
Literacy Rate
100%	98.8%
Corruption Perception Index
7.9	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
36.1%	16%
Wealthiest Citizens
Stein Erik Hagen & family ($3.1bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
3.300%	60.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished

Political System
constitutional monarchy	republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Independence date
7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)	27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)	Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Languages
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities	Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish	gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
External Debt
$644,500,000,000 $	$524,700,000 US
Exchange Rate
Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - 5.6361 (2008), 5.86 (2007), 6.418 (2006), 6.445 (2005), 6.7327 (2004)	Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%	3.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
10	0
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden	Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Area
323,802 km sq	488,100 km sq
Coastline
25,148 km	0 km
Climate
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast	subtropical desert

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