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Country
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Colombia | 
Gabon |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Ali Ben Bongo
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Population
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45,239,079
| 1,608,321
|
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Life Expectancy
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74.790 years
| 52.290 years
|
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Capital City
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Bogota
| Libreville
|
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Largest city
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| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Libreville (population: 578,156) |
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Human Development Index
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0.787
| 0.729
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $16,400 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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92.8%
| 63.2%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.8
| 3.1
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 16.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 21.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 17 August 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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| Languages |
Spanish
| French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $2,726,000,000 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)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 0.900%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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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 Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 267,667 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 885 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| tropical; always hot, humid
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