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Country
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Kuwait | 
Colombia |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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Population
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2,646,314
| 45,239,079
|
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Life Expectancy
|
77.280 years
| 74.790 years
|
|
Capital City
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Kuwait
| Bogota
|
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Largest city
|
| As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.912
| 0.787
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| GDP per capita |
$42,200 US
| $10,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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93.3%
| 92.8%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
4.3
| 3.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
3.1%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 10.800%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional emirate
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
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Independence date
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19 June 1961 (from UK)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
oil and refined products, fertilizers
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$41,730,000,000 $
| $68,760,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.300%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
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| Area |
17,818 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
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| Coastline |
499 km
| 3,208 km
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| Climate |
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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