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Country
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Colombia | 
Luxembourg |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
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Population
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45,239,079
| 509,074
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Life Expectancy
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74.790 years
| 79.750 years
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Capital City
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Bogota
| Luxembourg
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Largest city
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| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Luxembourg (population: 76,684) |
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Human Development Index
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0.787
| 0.956
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| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $81,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.8%
| 100%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.8
| 8.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.7%
| 23.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 5.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 1839 (from the Netherlands)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
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| Languages |
Spanish
| Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
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| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $2,146,000,000,000 US
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| 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)
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 0.900%
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| 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 Europe, between France and Germany
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 2,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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