How is RonPaulCoin different from Bitcoin/Litecoin? Is RonPaulCoin a clone of Bitcoin/Litecoin or are there differences beyond the specifications such as coin limit and difficulty algorithm?
RonPaulCoin uses Scrypt (like Litecoin). It is a Litecoin clone that only differs in the specifications:


Limit: 2.1 Million
Block time: 2 minutes
Reward schedule: 1 RPC per block, halving every four years.
Difficulty retargeting: Every 48 blocks (~96 minutes) with a maximum difficulty shift of 11%.