COLOMBIA

MAP OF COLOMBIA

FLAG OF COLOMBIA

CLIMATE

• Average temperature: 77 degrees fahrenheit
• December is the hottest out of the whole year
• Moderate rainfall all year, but mostly in summer(April-Nov.)

CULTURAL ACTIVITES

• National May Flower or (May lily)
• Arts
• Crafts
• Music
• Senerey

THINGS TO KNOW

• Tropical country
• Diversity and charm

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE AND CURRENCY

• Language: Spanish
• Currency: 1 Colombian peso = 0.00052 U.S. Dollars

MAJOR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

• Coffe
• Coal
• Nickle
• Bananas
• Emeralds

History of Colombia

Created: Inhabited by Indigenous societies ranging from hunters and nomadic farmers to the highly structured economy of Chibchas who are considered to have been one of the most developed indigenous groups in South America.

Role of military: In flood defense

GOVERNMENT

• Democratic
• Leaders chosen: have elections every 4 years
• Very similar to the U.S. Elections
• Leader: Juan Manuel
• 7 political parties and the conservative party is dominant

POPULATION: 47.7 MILLION

• Normal cost per month is 175,715.58 Colombian peso's
• Poverty rate: 2011-35% 2005-45%
• Unemployment- under 4% Employment 16%
• Education: Primary school-6 through 12 years old, Secondary education- 12 through 16
• Major employment: University of Missouri(MA) 8,708...University Hospital 8 clinics 4,487

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S.

• Colombia and the U.S. dont get along to well

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Military: Fuerzas Armados
• Sports: Juan Pablo Montoya
• Politicians: Alvaro Uribe, and Juan Manuel Santos
• Juan is the current president of the republic of Colombia

Problems:
1) over harvesting
2) land erosion
3) illegal logging in coastal tropical rain forests
4) Air and water pollution
5) Coral bleaching
6) Fisheries bycatch
7) Unsustainable tourism development

10 fACTS about Colombia

• Colombia's capital city has a lower murder rate than the USA's capital city
• Per square meter colombia is the most bio diverse country on the planet
• home to the biggest theatre,salsa,and horse parade festival in the world
• Bogota has the most expensive network of cycle routes outta the whole world
• Colombia ranked number 2 in the 2006 Happy Planet Index

10 FACTS CONTINUED...

• 6) Colombia is the worlds third largest manufacturer of womens lingerie
• 7) Tallest seaside mountain in the world
• 8) Colombia has 84 different indbigenous tribes spread out across the country
• 9) Home to the worlds most colorful river
• 10)The only country in South America to have 2 different coastlines

SOURCES

• http://www.mantarayatravel.com/blog/10-astonishing-facts-about-colombia
• http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/colombia/environmental_problems...
• currency exchange rate for colombia compared to the u.s dollar