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Country
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Colombia | 
Belgium |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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King: Albert II
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Population
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45,745,783
| 10,444,268
|
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Life Expectancy
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75.020 years
| 79.780 years
|
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Capital City
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Bogota
| Brussels
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Largest city
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| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Brussels (population: 1,019,020) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.948
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| GDP per capita |
$10,700 US
| $38,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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92.8%
| 99%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.8
| 7.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 36.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| Albert Frere ($2.4bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.300%
| 7.600%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
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| Languages |
Spanish
| Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs
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| External Debt |
$73,410,000,000 $
| $1,399,000,000,000 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)
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6802 (2008), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.800%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 2
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| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 30,528 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 67 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
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