|
Country
|
Equatorial Guinea | 
Colombia |
|
Leader
|
President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
|
Population
|
685,991
| 45,239,079
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
62.750 years
| 74.790 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Malabo
| Bogota
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bata (population: 173,046) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.717
| 0.787
|
| GDP per capita |
$19,600 US
| $10,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
87%
| 92.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
1.7
| 3.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
6%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
22.300%
| 10.800%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
|
|
Independence date
|
12 October 1968 (from Spain)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
| Languages |
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$1,051,000,000 $
| $68,760,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| 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 |
0.100%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
|
| Area |
28,051 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
|
| Coastline |
296 km
| 3,208 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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