|
Country
|
Colombia | 
Tajikistan |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
|
|
Population
|
45,239,079
| 7,768,385
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 66.380 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Dushanbe
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Dushanbe (population: 543,107) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.684
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $2,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 99.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 19.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 2.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $2,593,000,000 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)
| Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 1.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 2
|
| Location |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
| Central Asia, west of China
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 143,100 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
|
|
|
|
