Country
Namibia Colombia
Leader
Population
2,165,828 45,239,079
Life Expectancy
52.170 years 74.790 years
Capital City
Windhoek Bogota
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132) Bogota (population: 7,102,600)
Human Development Index
0.634 0.787 GDP per capita $7,500 US $10,400 US
Literacy Rate
85% 92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5 3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9% 9.7% Wealthiest Citizens NA Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US) Unemployment Rate 51.200% 10.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) 20 July 1810 (from Spain) Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% Languages English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Spanish Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers External Debt $4,537,000,000 $ $68,760,000,000 US Exchange Rate Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (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 3.700% 3.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 2 Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Area 824,292 km sq 1,138,910 km sq Coastline 1,572 km 3,208 km Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
