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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Colombia |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Juan Manuel Santos
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Population
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7,768,385
| 45,239,079
|
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Life Expectancy
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66.380 years
| 74.790 years
|
|
Capital City
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Dushanbe
| Bogota
|
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Largest city
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| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Bogota (population: 7,102,600) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.787
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $10,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.5%
| 92.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 3.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 9.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 10.800%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic; executive branch dominates government structure
|
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 20 July 1810 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $68,760,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (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 |
1.500%
| 3.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 2
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 1,138,910 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 3,208 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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