|
Country
|
Colombia | 
Zambia |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
President: Michael Sata
|
|
Population
|
45,239,079
| 13,817,479
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.790 years
| 52.570 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Bogota
| Lusaka
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bogota (population: 7,102,600) | Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.787
| 0.453
|
| GDP per capita |
$10,400 US
| $1,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
92.8%
| 80.6%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.8
| 2.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.7%
| 15.2%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
10.800%
| 14.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
| 24 October 1964 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
| Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
|
| Languages |
Spanish
| English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
|
| Exports |
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
| copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
|
| External Debt |
$68,760,000,000 $
| $3,962,000,000 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)
| Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,512.9 (2008 est.), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.400%
| 1.800%
|
| 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 Africa, east of Angola
|
| Area |
1,138,910 km sq
| 752,618 km sq
|
| Coastline |
3,208 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
| tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
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