Interface vs. an abstract class

Interface vs Abstract Class.

InterfaceAbstract Class
Interface can have only abstract methods.Abstract class can have abstract and non-abstract methods.
Supports multiple inheritance.Does not support multiple inheritance.
The 'interface' keyword is used to declare interface.The 'abstract' keyword is used to declare abstract class.
Cannot provide the implementation of abstract class.Can provide the implementation of interface.
It cannot have static methods, main method or constructor.It can have static methods, main method and constructor.
It has only static and final variables.It can have final, non-final, static and non-static variables.
Code is not allowed.Contains the code in method bodies.
Example:
public interface Drawable
{
   void draw();
}		Example:
public abstract class GraphicObject
{
   abstract void draw();
}
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