Country
Colombia Estonia
Leader
Population
45,239,079 1,274,709
Life Expectancy
74.790 years 73.580 years
Capital City
Bogota Tallinn
Largest city
Bogota (population: 7,102,600) Tallinn (population: 394,024)
Human Development Index
0.787 0.871 GDP per capita $10,400 US $20,600 US
Literacy Rate
92.8% 99.8%
Corruption Perception Index
3.8 6.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.7% 20.8% Wealthiest Citizens Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US) NA Unemployment Rate 10.800% 12.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic; executive branch dominates government structure parliamentary republic
Independence date
20 July 1810 (from Spain) 20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census) Languages Spanish Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) Exports petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007) External Debt $68,760,000,000 $ $25,220,000,000 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) krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.400% 2.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 2 Location Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia Area 1,138,910 km sq 45,228 km sq Coastline 3,208 km 3,794 km Climate tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
