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Country
|
Colombia | 
Maldives |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Mohamed Nasheed
|
|
Population
|
45,239,079
| 394,451
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 74.690 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Male
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Male (population: 84,972) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.749
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $8,800 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 96.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 12%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 14.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 26 July 1965 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Sunni Muslim
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| fish
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $943,000,000 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)
| rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 5.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
|
| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 298 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 644 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
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