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Country
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Botswana | 
Colombia |
|
Leader
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President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
|
Population
|
2,098,018
| 45,239,079
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
55.740 years
| 74.790 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Gaborone
| Bogota
|
|
Largest city
|
| Gaborone (population: 208,411) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.664
| 0.787
|
| GDP per capita |
$16,200 US
| $10,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
81.2%
| 92.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
5.8
| 3.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
11.1%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
7.500%
| 10.800%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
parliamentary republic
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
|
|
Independence date
|
30 September 1966 (from UK)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
| Languages |
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$1,973,000,000 $
| $68,760,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
| Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - 2,302.9 (2008 est.), 2,013.8 (2007), 2,358.6 (2006), 2,320.75 (2005), 2,628.61 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.300%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
|
| Location |
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
|
| Area |
581,730 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 3,208 km
|
| Climate |
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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