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Colombia - South America



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)total population: 72.27 years
male: 68.44 years
female: 76.24 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
LanguagesLiteracy
Spanishdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic; executive branch dominates government structure Bogota
IndependanceNational day
20 July 1810 (from Spain)Independence Day, 20 July (1810)
ConstitutionLegal system
5 July 1991; amended many timesbased on Spanish law; a new criminal code modeled after US procedures was enacted into law in 2004 and is gradually being implemented; judicial review of executive and legislative acts


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$105.5 billion (2006 est.)5.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$8,400 (2006 est.)11.1% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
49.2% (2005)4.3% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$24.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$24.33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$16.5 billion (2006 est.)Colombian peso (COP)
Military expenditures
3.4% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama 1,138,910 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlandspetroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
21.85 million (2005).co
Internet hostsInternet users
581,877 (2006)4.739 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
984 (2006)3,304 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
112,988 km gas 4,360 km; oil 6,140 km; refined products 3,158 km (2006)