Colombia is located in northwestern South America with a population of around 39 million people. It has a diverse landscape that includes mountains, rivers, and coastlines. Spanish is the official language and Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion. The capital and largest city is Bogotá. Colombia has a unitary republic government and the current president is Alvaro Uribe Vélez. The main industries are agriculture, mining, and manufacturing with leading exports including coffee, petroleum, flowers and fruits.

1. COLIMBIA
PROJECT
By: Dylan Fernandez, Andres Arias, Daniel Navarrete

2. INFORMATION
Official Name: República de Colombia.
Capital: Bogotá.
Independence day: July 20, 1810.

3. NATURAL FEATURES
Area: 440,831 square miles (1,141,748 square kilometres), includes
the San Andrés y Providencia archipelago.
Climate:Tropical. Varies according to the altitude.
Highest Peak: Pico Cristobal Colon, 19,020 feet (5,800 meters).
Major
Rivers: Magdalena, Cauca, Meta, Guaviare, Caqueta, Putumayo, Atrat
o, Vaupes, Vichada.
Mountain Ranges: Occidental, Central, Oriental

4. PEOPLE
Population: 39,309,422 (July 1999 est.); 89.2, people per square mile
(34.5 people per square kilometer); 73 percent urban, 27 percent rural.
Major
Cities: Bogotá, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta, Bucar
amanga

5. PEOPLE
Religions: Roman Catholicism, 95.4%.
Language: Spanish (official).
Leading Universities: National University of Colombia, University
of the Andes, Javeriana Pontifical University, all in Bogota;
Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Tunja;
University of Valle, Cali; University of Antioquia, Medellin; Industrial
University of Santander, Bucaramanga

6. GOVERMENT
Form of Government: Unitary republic.
Chief of State and Head of Government: President; elected to four-
year nonconsecutive terms by direct national vote.
President:Alvaro Uribe Vélez
Legislature: Congress consists of Senate and House of Representatives;
members elected to four-year terms. Voting Qualification: Age 18.
Political Divisions: 32 departments since July 1991, 1 capital district.

7. ECONOMY
 Main Agricultural Products: Crops;
sugarcane, potatoes, plantains, rice, bananas, cassavas, corn, coffee, flo
wers. Livestock; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens.
Main Mined Products: Petroleum, natural gas, gold, coal, iron ore.
Main Manufactured
Products: Foods, textiles, chemicals, machinery, electrical
apparatus, transport equipment, metal products.

8. ECONOMY
Main Exports: Coffee, petroleum and petroleum
products, fruits, flowers, iron and steel, textile and apparel.
Main Imports: Machinery, chemicals, transport equipment.
Monetary Unit: Peso.