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___ ColombiaDestination Colombia, a virtual guide to Colombia. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Colombia's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government. Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this South American nation, e.g.: official web sites of Colombia, addresses of Colombian and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with travel and tourism information and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Colombia.
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Rebublic of Colombia | Republica de Colombia |
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Flag of Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government. While Bogota continues to try to negotiate a settlement, neighboring countries worry about the violence spilling over their borders. Four decades of conflict have turned Colombia into one of the world's worst humanitarian hotspots, with millions caught up in the crossfire between leftist rebels, cocaine smugglers and far-right paramilitary militias. border countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela |
 Official Name: Republica de Colombia conventional long form: Rebublic of Colombia conventional short form: Colombia former: United States of Colombia ISO Country Code: co Actual Time: Sat-July-4 00:39 Local Time = UTC -5h Capital City: Bogotá formerly Santa Fe de Bogotá, (pop. about 6 million) Other Cities: Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena. Government: Type: Republic Independence: 20 July 1810. Geography: Location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama. Area: 1.14 million sq. km. (440,000 sq. mi.), fourth-largest country in South America. Terrain: Flat coastal areas, with extensive coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, three rugged parallel mountain chains, central highlands, and flat eastern grasslands. Climate: Tropical on coast and eastern plains, cooler in highlands. People: Nationality: Colombian(s). Population: 42 million. GNI per capita PPP: $ 7 303 (year) Ethnic groups: Mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% Religion: Roman Catholic 90%. Language: Spanish Literacy: 93% in urban areas, 67% in rural areas. Natural resources: Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nickel, gold, silver, copper, platinum, emeralds. Agriculture products: Coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp. Industries: Textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds. Exports partners: USA 47.1%, Ecuador 6%, Venezuela 5.3% (2003) Imports partners: USA 29.6%, Brazil 5.5%, Mexico 5.4%, Venezuela 5.2%, China 5%, Japan 4.6%, Germany 4.4% (2003) Currency: Colombian Peso (COP) |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window.Official Sites of ColombiaColombiaPresidencia de la Republica de Colombia. Presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez's office. (in Spanish) Senado de la República The Senate of the Colombian Republic. (in Spanish) Gobiernoenlinea Online Information and Service by the Colombian Government. (in Spanish) Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores The Ministry of External Relations. (in Spanish) Diplomatic Missions Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations Embassy of Colombia in the U.S. Washington D.C. Foreign Missions in Colombia List of foreign diplomatic missions in Colombia. Colombian Missions Abroad List of Colombia's diplomatic missions. Statistics Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica - DANE Statistics Colombia (in Spanish). Maps Map
of ColombiaPolitical Map of Colombia.  Google
Earth ColombiaZoomable satellite view of Colombia. Google
Earth BogotáZoomable satellite view of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia. Map of Central America and the Caribbean Reference map of Central America and the Caribbean. Map
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Colombia NewsEl ColombianoColombia News (in Spanish). El Diario On-Line News (in Spanish). El Espectador The oldest newspaper in Colombia. (in Spanish) El Mundo Colombia News (in Spanish) El Tiempo Domestic and international news. (in Spanish) Portafolio Noticias económicas, business news Colombia. (in Spanish) |
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Arts & CultureBiblioteca Nacional de ColombiaThe National Library of Colombia. (in Spanish) Museo de Arte Art Museum at the National University of Colombia, Museo del Oro Colección de más de 33.000 piezas de orfebrería prehispánica. Pacho Rada El Acordeón del Diablo - Pacho Rada, a 93-year old Caribbean musician, was the inspiration for Gabriel Garcia Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude". |
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Business & EconomyBanco de la RepúblicaCentral Bank Colombia (in Spanish). Bolsa de Valores de Colombia Stock Exchange Colombia (in Spanish). Confederacion Colombiana de Camaras de Comercio The Colombian Federation of Chambers of Commerce. Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá Chamber of Commerce Bogotá (in Spanish). Colombian Government Trade Bureau Doing business in Colombia, Import, Export and Trade information. Colombian Products Café de Colombia Colombian Coffee (Spanish). Colombian Yellow Pages Transportation Airline Avianca The Colombian Airline. |
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Destination Colombia - Travel and Tour GuidesInstituto Distrital de Cultura y TurismoInstitute for culture and tourism (in Spanish) Explore Bogota Official city guide with extensive information on Bogota and surroundings. Colombia Info by Latin-American Student Organization. Colombia Colombia Information by the Universidad de los Andes (Spanish). Yo creo en Colombia The "I Believe In Colombia" program is a group that empowers Colombians to speak well about Colombia and act on its behalf. |
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EducationPontivicia Universidad JaverianaUniversidad de Antioquia Official website of the University of Antioquia, Medellín (in Spanish) Universidad de los Andes Bogotá Universidad EAFIT The official university website provides information about EAFIT and its study programs. Universidad La Gran Colombia Bogotá Universidad Nacional Bogotá Universidad Nacional / Medellín Universidad del Valle Cali Colombian Institute for Science and Techonology Development |
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EnvironmentWWF ColombiaSite about Colombias Nature. |
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HistoryArchivo General de la NaciónThe Colombian National Archive. (in Spanish) Departamento de Historia, Universidad del Valle Department of History (in Spanish) History of Colombia Documents about Colombia's history by World History Archives. History of Colombia From Wikipedia. |
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Issues ColombianSites related to the very difficult political-social situation in Colombia.Reuters AlertNet - Colombia Colombia's long-running war has forced three million people from their homes. Find articles about the background of violence in Colombia. Human Rights Watch: Colombia HRW Org about Colombia. Human Rights Watch Report: Colombia 2003 __Sites from and about abductees of the FARC www.betancourt.info Ingrid Betancourt and Clara Rojas since Februar 2002 prisoners of the FARC. A multilingual site for information on Ingrid's and Clara's abduction. Die dunkle Seite der FARC The dark side of the FARC, site from FARC abductees Ulrich and Thomas Künzel, and Reiner Bruchmann. (in German) Various Interest Groups of Colombia__Right-wing paramilitaries, who have deep links with the army and police.AUC - Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia The right-wing paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia. (in Spanish) __Marxist guerrilla groups: ELN The National Liberation Army, Colombia's second largest guerrilla group. (in Spanish) FARC-EP - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo, Colombia's main guerrilla group. Native Etnias de Colombia Site for and about ethnic groups of Colombia, by Fundación Hemera. (in Spanish) |
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Search¡Qué HuboColombia internetdirectory and Colombian Yellow Pages. LatinWorld: Colombia LatinWorld's Colombia directory. Newsgroup of Colombia soc.culture.colombia Additional Information on ColombiaColombia - LANICLatin American Network Information Center on Colombia. BBC News Country Profile: Colombia Governments on the WWW: Colombia LatinFocus - Colombia An information source for the Colombian economy. Open Directory Project: Colombia Wikipedia: Colombia The World Factbook -- Colombia |
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