Zimbabwe and Somalia Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Robert Mugabe	President: Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Population
12,619,600	10,085,638
Life Expectancy
51.820 years	50.800 years
Capital City
Harare
Largest city
Harare (population: 1,542,810)	Mogadishu (population: 2,587,180)
Human Development Index
NA	0
GDP per capita
$500 US
Literacy Rate
90.7%	37.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8	1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.2%	8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
parliamentary democracy	no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
Independence date
18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%	Sunni Muslim
Languages
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects	Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
Exports
platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$6,440,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - NA (2008 est.), 30,000 (2007), 162.07 (2006), 77.965 (2005), 5.729 (2004) note: these are official exchange rates; non-official rates vary significantly
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4	0
Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia	Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Area
390,757 km sq	637,657 km sq
Coastline
0 km	3,025 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)	principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons

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