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Country
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Colombia | 
Sweden |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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King: Carl XVI Gustaf Prime minister: Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Population
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45,239,079
| 9,103,788
|
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Life Expectancy
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74.790 years
| 81.180 years
|
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Capital City
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Bogota
| Stockholm
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Largest city
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| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Stockholm (population: 1,253,310) |
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Human Development Index
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0.787
| 0.958
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| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $40,900 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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92.8%
| 99%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 9.3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.7%
| 47%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| Ingvar Kamprad & family ($22.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 7.500%
|
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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)
| 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
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| Languages |
Spanish
| Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $1,016,000,000,000 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)
| Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - 6.4074 (2008 est.), 6.7629 (2007), 7.3731 (2006), 7.4731 (2005), 7.3489 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 5
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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
| Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 450,295 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 3,218 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
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