Paraguay and Mali Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Paraguay	Mali
Leader
President: Federico Franco	Interim president: Dioncounda Traore
Population
6,541,591	15,494,466
Life Expectancy
76.400 years	53.060 years
Capital City
Asuncion	Bamako
Largest city
Asuncion (population: 1,482,200)	Bamako (population: 1,297,280)
Human Development Index
0.752	0.391
GDP per capita
$5,500 US	$1,100 US
Literacy Rate
94%	46.4%
Corruption Perception Index
2.4	3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.6%	10.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
6.600%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished in practice

Political System
constitutional republic	republic
Independence date
14 May 1811 (from Spain)	22 September 1960 (from France)
Religions
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)	Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)	French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather	cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$5,330,000,000 $	$3,192,000,000 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)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%	1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Central South America, northeast of Argentina	Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
406,752 km sq	1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
0 km	0 km
Climate
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west	subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)

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