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Country
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Colombia | 
Armenia |
|
Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Serge Sarkisian
|
|
Population
|
45,239,079
| 2,970,495
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 73.490 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Yerevan
|
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Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.777
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 99.4%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 8.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 5.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $7,336,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
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)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 2.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 6
|
| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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