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Country
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Colombia | 
Liberia |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Population
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45,745,783
| 3,989,703
|
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Life Expectancy
|
75.020 years
| 57.810 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Monrovia
|
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Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.364
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,700 US
| $700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 57.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.300%
| 85.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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| |
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Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 26 July 1847
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
|
| External Debt |
$73,410,000,000 $
| $400,300,000 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)
| Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.800%
| 0.800%
|
| 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 North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 579 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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