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

Country
	Colombia
Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Juan Manuel Santos
Population
4,366,266	45,239,079
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	74.790 years
Capital City
	Bogota
Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Bogota (population: 7,102,600)
Human Development Index
NA	0.787
GDP per capita
	$10,400 US
Literacy Rate
83.8%	92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	9.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA	Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
	10.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished

Political System
republic	republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Independence date
	20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	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
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Area
342,000 km sq	1,138,910 km sq
Coastline
169 km	3,208 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

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Congo, Republic of the vs Colombia