Flag The yellow symbolizes sovereignty and justice; the blue stands for nobility, loyalty and vigilance; while the red represents valor, honor, generosity and victory through bloodshed.

Sampson’s Stats  Population: 44,725,543 GR is 1.156%  Crime Rate: 214,192 crimes per year  Life Expectancy: years  Infant Mortality Rate: deaths/1,000 live births  School Expectancy: 14 years  Literacy Rate: 90.4%

Ethnicities

Population Density  The majority of the population is focused through the center of the country and there are many large cities on the coast of Colombia. The population goes down as you get in the mountain areas of the country and the very low areas.

Geography  A mountain range runs through the western part of the country and there is a spot of mountains on the eastern seaboard. Other than those two parts of the country, Colombia is rather flat with a few low areas.

Economy

Economy Pt. 2  Currency: Pesos $1=1,872 Pesos  Unemployment Rate: 11.8%  GDP: $285.5 billion  Per Capita Income: $9,800  GDP Growth Rate : 4.3%  Imports: industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, and electricity.  Exports: petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, and cut flowers.

Labor Force

Government  Colombia’s government is a republic, but instead of having three equal branches, the executive branch dominates the government.  Their President is Juan Manuel Santos

Other Facts  Women were first able to vote in  Colombia first qualified for the World Cup finals in  Colombia has 95% of all emeralds in the world.  Pico Bolivar and Pico Colon are Colombia’s highest mountains.  Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Colombia’s only Literature Nobel Prize winner.

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