Venezuela and Zambia Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Venezuela	Zambia
Leader
President: Hugo Chavez	President: Michael Sata
Population
28,047,938	13,817,479
Life Expectancy
74.080 years	52.570 years
Capital City
Caracas	Lusaka
Largest city
Maracaibo (population: 2,225,000)	Lusaka (population: 1,267,440)
Human Development Index
0.826	0.453
GDP per capita
$12,700 US	$1,600 US
Literacy Rate
93%	80.6%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	2.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.6%	15.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Gustavo Cisneros & family ($3.8bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
8.200%	14.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished in practice

Political System
federal republic	republic
Independence date
5 July 1811 (from Spain)	24 October 1964 (from UK)
Religions
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%	Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Exports
petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures	copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
External Debt
$89,600,000,000 $	$3,962,000,000 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	Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,512.9 (2008 est.), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.200%	1.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	0
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana	Southern Africa, east of Angola
Area
912,050 km sq	752,618 km sq
Coastline
2,800 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands	tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

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