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Country
|
Colombia | 
Bulgaria |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Rosen Plevneliev
|
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Population
|
45,239,079
| 7,037,935
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 73.840 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Sofia
|
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Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Sofia (population: 1,152,560) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.834
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $13,800 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 98.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 3.6
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 21.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 9.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $46,840,000,000 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)
| leva (BGN) per US dollar - 1.3171 (2008 est.), 1.4366 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5741 (2005), 1.5751 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 2.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 5
|
| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 110,879 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 354 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
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