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OLD CITY,
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REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
CapitalBogota D.C, founded in 1538
Altitude2,640 meters above sea level
Official language
Spanish
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)
Country code (telephone)57
National flag and National coat of arms
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LA CAN
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THERE ARE 45.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA,
WITH 75% LIVING IN URBAN AREAS
COLOMBIA HAS THE 3rd LARGEST POPULATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE
LARGEST POPULATION IN THE WORLD
Life expectancyMen 68.7 years, Women 76.5 years
Age distribution0-14 years: 29,4% 15-64 years: 65.1% 65 and older: 5.5%
ReligionThere is freedom of religion in Colombia. Most Colombians practCatholicism
DiversityThe population in Colombia is the result of the mixture of the EuAmerindians and the Africans. There are 84 indigenous groups spdialects with different linguistic and grammatical structures. Therspecial constitutional legal regime to protect the minorities, bothAmerindians, who represent 1% of the total population, and theColombians, who represent 4% of the population
PEOPLE
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CARN
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Geographic locationColombia is located in the northwest corner of South America
Continental bordersColombia shares borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru,
and Venezuela
Maritime bordersColombia shares maritime borders with Nicaragua, Ecuador, HoPanama, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezue
WITH ITS COASTLINES ON BOTH THE PACIFIC ANDTHE ATLANTIC OCEANS, COLOMBIA IS AN IMPORTAN
PLATFORM FOR FOREIGN TRADE
WE ARE THE 4th LARGEST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA IN SIZE, THE 7th IN
AMERICA, AND 25th IN THE WORLD
GEOGRAPHY
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TAYRONA NAT
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAR
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COLOMBIA IS A MODERN DEMOCRACY
THE CONSTITUTION OF 1991 IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE
MOST PROGRESSIVE IN THE WORLD AND IS CENTER
THE PROTECTION AND GUARANTEE OF HUMAN RIGH
WE HAVE THE OLDEST AND MOST STABLE DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA
Form of governmentThe Republic of Colombia is a unitary, democratic, participatory,descentralized and pluralistic state with division of power. The Preselected by universal vote for a four-year period
Legislative branchBicameral legislature
Vote
18 years of age; universal and voluntary
Administrative division32 Departments and 1 capital district*; Amazonas, Antioquia, AraucAtlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, CauCesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, LaMagdalena, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, QuindoRisaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, ValleCauca, Vaupes, and Vichada
POLITICAL SYSTEM
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SAN FELIP
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COLOMBIAS ECONOMY HAS GROWN CONSISTENTL
THE CRISIS OF THE NINETIES AT RATES EVEN HIGHE
THE AVERAGE FOR LATIN AMERICA
Colombia has never failed to fulfill its international financialresponsibilities, and is one of the few Latin American countries witha good record for foreign debt management
Growth of GDP: Colombia vs. Latin America (1980-2008) %
Latin America SourcColombia
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ECONOMY
*Source: National Planning Department of
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ECONOMY
Source: PROEXPORT
FDI MAGAZINE SELECTED COLOMBIA AS ONE OF THE BEST DESTINATIONS
FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN 2007
CONFIDENCE IN THE COLOMBIAN ECONOMY HAS
INCREASED GREATLY
Colombia was recognized in the Doing Business 2009 report as one of the Top 10 reformers of its environment to facilitate business growth
Colombia offers great advantages for foreign investors
In 2008 Colombia received the highest flows of Direct Foreign Investment (DFI) in its history
Currently, more than 700 multinationals operate in the country in almost every sector of the econ
FDI Flows (1994 - 2009) US$ millions
Investment estimated by Sab Miller: US $4,715 million
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NIG
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ECONOMY
Main export products*Oil and its derivatives: 32, 46%, Coal: 13, 40%, Industrial sector: 40, Coffee: 5, 01%, Agricultural sector: 5, 66%, Other: 3, 04%*Source: DANE (Colombia national administrative department of statistics)
Colombia has doubled its exports since 1998
COLOMBIAS DYNAMIC ECONOMY IS STRONG IN EXP
Source: PROEXPORT
Exports (2000 - 2009) US$ millions
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ENVIRONMENT
WE HAVE 54 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS COVERING 116.000 KM2 OF OUR
NATIONAL TERRITORY
COLOMBIA IS AMONG THE TOP 5 MOST BIODIVERSE
COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
The second greatest biodiversity in plant species in the world. It hathe worlds primary forests
It is also one of the richest in orchids and palm trees. More than 3,5of orchids thrive in Colombia
The country has the worlds largest diversity in birds, with more thaspecies. Eight percent of them are endemic, which means they are nowhere else in the globe
The second country in biodiversity for amphibians, and the third fo
Colombia is number 7 in the entire world in terms of the availabilityof water resources
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TOUCA
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TOURISM
MORE THAN 2 MILLION FOREIGNERS VISITED COLOMBIA IN 2009
COLOMBIA IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE TOURI
DESTINATIONS
The World Tourism Organization recognized the success of Colombi
campaigns Colombia the only risk is wanting to stay and Colombpasin in its report Colombia-Back from the Brink in January, 20
Sun and beachThe only country in South America with warm and golden beaches oceans
AgrotourismThe countrys coffee growing regions are rich with great tradition ahistory of producing the best coffee in the world
EcotourismThe countrys biodiversity makes it an ideal site for ecological tourisColombias privileged location creates a mosaic of habitats in five naregions of unequaled variety
Sports and adventureThe Andes Mountains and the enormous network of rivers permit tof a broad variety of adventure sports
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BA
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CULTURE ArtFernando Botero, Carlos Jacanamijoy, Doris Salcedo and Nadin Ospin
LiteratureGabriel Garca Mrquez, Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1982) andof the best-known magic-realism writers, Hctor Abad Faciolince, lMutis and Laura Restrepo
FashionColombia has a long tradition of prestigious designers like EstebanCortzar, Silvia Tcherassi and Hernn Zajar
Fairs and festivals
Fairs, carnivals, festivals, and beauty pageants. Since 1978 theater gfrom more than 30 countries have gathered every year for theIberoamerican Theater Festival
MusicColombias musical wealth results from three cultures: Amerindian,Spanish, and African. Their mixture has produced a rich musical herthat includes traditional rhythms and fusions
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Presidencywww.presidencia.gov.co
Colombia is Passionwww.colombiaespasion.com
PROEXPORT(promotes Colombian exports, foreign investments and tourism to www.proexport.com.co
National parks of Colombiawww.parquesnacionales.gov.co
Gold museumwww.banrep.gov.co/museo/esp/home.htm
Shared responsibility(Campaign of the Vice Presidency of Colombia that helps raise globawareness about the environmental devastation caused by coca culin Colombia and contributes to forge international alliances againsdrugs)www.sharedresponsibility.gov.co
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