Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Colombia Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Colombia
Leader
President: Joseph Kabila	President: Juan Manuel Santos
Population
73,599,190	45,239,079
Life Expectancy
55.740 years	74.790 years
Capital City
	Bogota
Largest city
Kinshasa (population: 7,785,960)	Bogota (population: 7,102,600)
Human Development Index
0.361	0.787
GDP per capita
	$10,400 US
Literacy Rate
67.2%	92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.7	3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.7%	9.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA	Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
	10.800%
Death Penalty
NA	Abolished

Political System
republic	republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Independence date
	20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%	Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba	Spanish
Exports
	petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
External Debt
	$68,760,000,000 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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	3.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	2
Location
Central Africa, northeast of Angola	Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Area
2,344,858 km sq	1,138,910 km sq
Coastline
37 km	3,208 km
Climate
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)	tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

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