ColombiaBy: Sarah Kennedy and Maria

Figueroa

Basic Geography• Size- 439,736 Sq miles• Capital- Bogota• Major/ Important land forms- Ande Mountains

and Cordilleras• Countries and bodies of water that border

Colombia- North- Caribbean Sea, NE- Venezuela, SE- Brazil, SW- Peru + Ecuador, W-Pacific ocean, NW- Panama

• Climate- Tropical wet, Tropical wet and dry, and Semiarid.

Basic Geography

• Natural Resources- Petroleum, natural pas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower.

Demographics & Economy• Population-44,222,000• Infant mortality rate-19.51• Literacy rate-90.4%• GNP/GDP-$399.4 billion• Government and leadership- republic, executive branch

dominates government structure • Currency name- Colombian peso• Exchange rate-Colombian pesos (COP) per US

dollar - 2,243.6 (2008), 2,013.8 (2007), 2,358.6 (2006), 2,320.75 (2005), 2,628.61 (2004)

History• Independence Movement & Leaders: Colombian

independence, Leader- Simon Bolivar July 20 1810

• Conflict with other countries: Ecuadors president Rafael Carria Appears to be keen for a war with Colombia.

• Important Events And Leaders: Colombian independence, Leader: Simon Bolivar, The war of a thousand days, the assassination of Gaitain, Colombia’s 1991 constitution.

Society• Languages: Spanish• Religions: Roman Catholicism• Foods: Roasted Ants & Guinea Pigs & Sea Food• Breakfast: Fruit Juice, Coffee or Hot Chocolate,

Fruit, eggs, & bread.• Lunch: Soup, Main dish, Drink, & desert• Dinner: Main Meal• Other Foods: Ajiaco, Ants, Arepa, Arroz con

Coco, Bandeja paisa, Chunchullo, Fritango

Society • Dating And Marriage Customs: the candle ceremony is a

traditional Custom in Colombian Christian weddings.• Couples choose to live together before or instead of marriage• Marriage ceremonies generally follow catholic

traditions • Fathers provide for his family mothers are

responsible for most of the affairs of the home • Child has two family names

Current Issues• The paradox with Colombia is that it always

struggled it has always managed to keep its economic and head above water

• Deforestation, soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides , air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions

• To fix the issues our opinion- clean the water , stop using pesticides get rid of the products that cause pollution less vehicles emissions.

Sources

• www.nationenciclopedia/americas/colombia.html• www.naprhsw.org/flags/colombia.php• www.indexmundi.com/colombia/infantmortalityrate.html• www.cia.gov/library/publications/the_world_factbook/prin

t/co.html• www.ratesfx.com/resources/symbols.html• www.suthamerica.cl/colombia/food.html