|
Country
|
Colombia | 
Belarus |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Alexander Lukashenko
|
|
Population
|
45,239,079
| 9,643,566
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 71.480 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Minsk
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Minsk (population: 1,742,120) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.817
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $15,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 99.6%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 32.5%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 1.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
|
|
Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Belarusian, Russian, other
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $33,730,000,000 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)
| Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 1.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 19
|
| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Eastern Europe, east of Poland
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 207,600 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
|
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