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	Colombia Colombia Country Profile Capital City: Bogotá formerly Santa Fe de Bogotá, (pop. about 6 million) Other Cities: Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena. Local Time: UTC -5h 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. Border countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela Climate: Tropical on coast and eastern plains, cooler in highlands. Government: Type: Republic Independence: 20 July 1810. People: Nationality: Noun and adjective--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. Business Currency: Colombian Peso (COP) 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) Internet Links Official Sites of Colombia Colombia Presidencia 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 Colombia Shaded Relief Map of Colombia. Map of Central America and the Caribbean Reference map of Central America and the Caribbean. Map of South America Reference map of South America. Colombia News El Colombiano Colombia 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) Arts & Culture Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia The 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". Business & Economy Banco de la República Central 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. Business & Economy Instituto Distrital de Cultura y Turismo Institute 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. Education Pontivicia Universidad Javeriana Universidad 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 History Archivo General de la Nación The Colombian National Archive. (in Spanish) Departamento de Historia, Universidad del Valle Department of History (in Spanish) History of Colombia From Wikipedia. Issues Colombian Sites 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) Nature WWF Colombia Site about Colombias Nature. Search ¡Qué Hubo Colombia internetdirectory and Colombian Yellow Pages. LatinWorld: Colombia LatinWorld's Colombia directory. 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Various Interest Groups of Colombia