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Country
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Paraguay | 
Colombia |
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Leader
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President: Federico Franco
|
President: Juan Manuel Santos
|
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Population
|
6,541,591
| 45,239,079
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
76.400 years
| 74.790 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Asuncion
| Bogota
|
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Largest city
|
| Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.752
| 0.787
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,500 US
| $10,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
94%
| 92.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.4
| 3.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.6%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
| 10.800%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
|
constitutional republic
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
|
|
Independence date
|
14 May 1811 (from Spain)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$5,330,000,000 $
| $68,760,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (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 |
1.000%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
|
| Location |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
|
| Area |
406,752 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 3,208 km
|
| Climate |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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