Venezuela and Uruguay Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Venezuela	Uruguay
Leader
President: Hugo Chavez	President: Jose Mujica
Population
28,047,938	3,316,328
Life Expectancy
74.080 years	76.410 years
Capital City
Caracas	Montevideo
Largest city
Maracaibo (population: 2,225,000)	Montevideo (population: 1,270,740)
Human Development Index
0.826	0.859
GDP per capita
$12,700 US	$15,300 US
Literacy Rate
93%	98%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	6.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.6%	12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Gustavo Cisneros & family ($3.8bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
8.200%	6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished

Political System
federal republic	constitutional republic
Independence date
5 July 1811 (from Spain)	25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
Religions
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%	Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
Languages
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects	Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
Exports
petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures	meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
External Debt
$89,600,000,000 $	$15,400,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - 2.147 (2008 est.), 2,147 (2007), 2,147 (2006), 2,089.8 (2005), 1,891.3 (2004) note: On 1 January 2008 Venezuela revalued its currency with 1000 old bolivares equal to 1 new bolivar	Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.200%	1.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	0
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana	Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Area
912,050 km sq	176,215 km sq
Coastline
2,800 km	660 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands	warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown

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