USA vs Colombia – Stats

STAT	United States	Colombia
Overview	The USA is the worlds foremost economic and military power, with global interests and an unmatched global reach. Americas gross domestic product accounts for close to a quarter of the world total, and its military budget is reckoned to be almost as much as the rest of the worlds defence spending put together. The country is also a major source of entertainment: American TV, Hollywood films, jazz, blues, rock and rap music are primary ingredients in global popular culture.	Colombia has significant natural resources and its diverse culture reflects the indigenous Indian, Spanish and African origins of its people. But it has also been ravaged by a decades-long violent conflict involving outlawed armed groups, drug cartels and gross violations of human rights, although since 2002, the country has made some progress towards improving security. The fourth largest country in South America and one of the continents most populous nations, Colombia has substantial oil reserves and is a major producer of gold, silver, emeralds, platinum and coal.
Overview (Economic)	The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $49,800. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products.	Colombia’s consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to face external shocks. Real GDP has grown more than 4% per year for the past three years, continuing almost a decade of strong economic performance.
Full Name	United States of America	Republic of Colombia
Named after person	Amerigo Vespucci (see Naming of America )	Christopher Columbus
Population	321 Million	48 Million
City	Washington D.C.	Bogota
Largest City	My Hometown! New York City (8.4 Million people)	My new home for 3 months! Bogota (8 Million people)
Language	English	Spanish
Happy Planet Index	105th	3rd
Independence	Declaration July 4, 1776 From England	Declared 20 July 1810 Recognized 7 August 1819 From Spain
Motto	In God We Trust	“Libertad y Orden” (Spanish) “Freedom and Order”
Exports	Ranked 2nd	Ranked 53rd
GDP	1st	28th
GDP Per Capita	$54,596 per capita (Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Colombia)	$8,858 per capita (Ranked 91st.)
Population below poverty line	16% (Ranked 34th.)	28.5% (Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States)
Tourist arrivals	57.94 million (ranked 3rd)	1.22 million (ranked 79th)
Unemployment rate	5.50%	11.80%
size of economy (share of the world)	31.49%	0.25%
Main Exports	Computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and live animals, military equipment and aircraft	Petroleum, coffee, coal, gold, bananas, cut flowers, chemicals, emeralds, cotton products, sugar, livestock
Exports (Partners)	Canada 18.9%, Mexico 14%, China 7.2%, Japan 4.5%	US 36.6%, China 5.5%, Spain 4.8%, Panama 4.7%, Venezuela 4.4%, Netherlands 4.1%
Ease of doing business index	4	42
Area (comparative)	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
More Information	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
Comparison Info	http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Colombia/United-States