Paraguay and Bosnia and Herzegovina Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leader
President: Federico Franco	President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
6,541,591	3,879,296
Life Expectancy
76.400 years	78.960 years
Capital City
Asuncion	Sarajevo
Largest city
Asuncion (population: 1,482,200)	Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.752	0.802
GDP per capita
$5,500 US	$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
94%	96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.4	3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.6%	12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
6.600%	43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished	NA

Political System
constitutional republic	emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
14 May 1811 (from Spain)	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)	Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Exports
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather	metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
$5,330,000,000 $	$10,540,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)	konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%	1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Central South America, northeast of Argentina	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
406,752 km sq	51,197 km sq
Coastline
0 km	20 km
Climate
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west	hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast

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