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Country
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Colombia | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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Population
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45,239,079
| 67,091,089
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Life Expectancy
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74.790 years
| 73.830 years
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Capital City
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Bogota
| Bangkok
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Largest city
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| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.787
| 0.786
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| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $9,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.8%
| 92.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.8
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.7%
| 12.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 0.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Legal
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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)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
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| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $115,600,000,000 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)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 4
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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
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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