|
Country
|
Mongolia | 
Colombia |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
|
Population
|
3,226,516
| 45,745,783
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.950 years
| 75.020 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| Bogota
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.787
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,400 US
| $10,700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 92.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.000%
| 10.300%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
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|
Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
|
|
Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$2,564,000,000 $
| $73,410,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
| 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 |
0.800%
| 3.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 2
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 3,208 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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