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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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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

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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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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) %

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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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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

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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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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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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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