Colombia

Nick Foland

FlagThe yellow symbolizes

sovereignty and justice; the blue

stands for nobility, loyalty and vigilance;

while the red represents valor, honor, generosity

and victory through bloodshed.

Sampson’s Stats

Population: 44,725,543 GR is 1.156%

Crime Rate: 214,192 crimes per year

Life Expectancy: 74.55 years

Infant Mortality Rate: 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births

School Expectancy: 14 years

Literacy Rate: 90.4%

Ethnicities

Mestizo

White

Mulatto

Black

Mixed Black-Amerindian

Amerindian

Population Density

The majority of the population is focused through the center of the country and there are many large cities on the coast of Colombia. The population goes down as you get in the mountain areas of the country and the very low areas.

Geography

A mountain range runs through the western part of the country and there is a spot of mountains on the eastern seaboard. Other than those two parts of the country, Colombia is rather flat with a few low areas.

Economy

Economy Pt. 2

Currency: Pesos $1=1,872 Pesos

Unemployment Rate: 11.8%

GDP: $285.5 billion

Per Capita Income: $9,800

GDP Growth Rate : 4.3%

Imports: industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, and electricity.

Exports: petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, and cut flowers.

Labor Force

Agriculture Industry

Services

Government

Colombia’s government is a republic, but instead of having three equal branches, the executive branch dominates the government.

Their President is Juan Manuel Santos

Other Facts

Women were first able to vote in 1957.

Colombia first qualified for the World Cup finals in 1962.

Colombia has 95% of all emeralds in the world.

Pico Bolivar and Pico Colon are Colombia’s highest mountains.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Colombia’s only Literature Nobel Prize winner.

Bibliography

http://www.worldflags101.com/c/colombia-flag.aspx

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16463973

http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=co&v=24

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Colombia-5311.html