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Country
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Colombia | 
Croatia |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Ivo Josipovic
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Population
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45,745,783
| 4,475,611
|
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Life Expectancy
|
75.020 years
| 76.200 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Zagreb
|
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Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.862
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,700 US
| $18,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 98.1%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 4.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 20.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.300%
| 20.400%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| presidential/parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
|
| External Debt |
$73,410,000,000 $
| $61,070,000,000 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)
| kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.800%
| 1.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 5
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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
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 56,594 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 5,835 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
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