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C R E AT E D B Y : J O H N PA U L OM I R A N D A


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officially the Republic of Colombia

(Spanish: Repblica de Colombia[repulika e kolombja]), is a unitaryconstitutional republic comprisingthirty-two departments.

is the 26th largest country by area andthe fourth largest in South Americaafter Brazil, Argentina and Peru. With

over 46 million people, Colombia is the27th largest country in the world bypopulation and has the second largest

population of any Spanish-speaking


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CAPITAL

BOGOTA

POPULATION

- February 2012 estimate 46,366,364

- 2005 census 42,888,592

Official Language

SPANISH

AREA Total 1,141,748 km

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440,831 sq mi

Water (%)8.8


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REGIONSBecause of its natural structure, Colombia can

be divided into six very distinct naturalregions. These consist of the Andean region,covering the three branches of the Andes

mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbeanregion, covering the area adjacent to theCaribbean sea; the Pacific region adjacent tothe Pacific Ocean; the Orinoqua region, part

of the Llanos plains mainly in the Orinocoriver basin along the border with Venezuela;the Amazon region, part of the Amazonrainforest; and finally the Insular region,

comprising islands in both the Atlantic and


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The Caribbean Region

covers 132,218 km adjacent to the Caribbean

Sea, stretching from the Gulf of Urab in thewest to the Guajira Peninsula in the east andincluding some or all of the departments ofGuajira, Bolivar, Atlntico, Cesar, Magdalena,

Sucre, Crdoba, Santander and Antioquia.


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The Pacific Region

is located on Colombia's western, Pacificcoast, and covers an area of 83,170 km.It extends from the Gulf of Urab in thenorth to the border with Ecuador in the

south, and includes part of thedepartments of Nario, Cauca, Valle deCauca and Antioquia, and the whole of

the department of Choc.


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Orinoqua Region

Also known as the Oriental Plains from theSpanish Llanos Orientales, the OrinoquaRegion (Spanish: Regin de laOrinoqua) covers most of the area of the

departments of Meta, Arauca, Casanareand Vichada. The region is rich in oil andsuitable for extensive ranching but

sparsely populated.


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Amazon Region

is a region in southern Colombiaover the Amazon basin. Itcomprises the departments of

Amazonas, Caquet, Guaina,Putumayo, Guaviare and Vaups.


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Insular Region

is considered by some as a sixth region,comprising those areas outside continentalColombia, including the department of SanAndrs y Providencia in the Caribbean Sea andthe islands of Malpelo and Gorgona in thePacific Ocean. However, cultural ties are withthe respective coastlines.


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Family

The family is, as it is with nearly all of Latin America, ahighly important institution to Colombians as engraved

by the traditional Roman Catholic church teachings.Members of the extended family are close and childrenrarely move far away from their parents. There is a deepsense of familial responsibility that stretches through

many generations.Traditionally, men were usually the head of the household,

in charge of earning most of the family's income, whilewomen were responsible for cooking, housework, and

raising children. However, as in most cultures around theworld, the dawn of the 20th century brought forth a greatempowerment for women who were given a right to voteduring the 1950s rule of dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.The Constitution of 1991 gave a wider opportunity for

women, and today, the majority of families (regardless of


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For many years serious internal armed conflict deterredtourists from visiting Colombia, with official traveladvisories warning against travel to the country.

However, in recent years numbers have risen sharply,thanks to improvements in security resulting fromPresident lvaro Uribe's "democratic security"strategy, which has included significant increases in

military strength and police presence throughout thecountry and pushed rebel groups further away from themajor cities, highways and tourist sites likely to attractinternational visitors. Foreign tourist visits werepredicted to have risen from 0.5 million in 2003 to 1.3million in 2007,while Lonely Planet picked Colombia asone of their top ten world destinations for 2006.

In 2010, tourism in Colombia increased 11% according toUNWTO Tourism Highlights for that year.


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