3. The current flag of Colombia was officially adopted on December 17 th,1819. The flag features three horizontal bands of yellow, blue, and red. As a very popular Colombian kids song says.... YELLOW is our gold BLUE is our vast seas (oceans) and RED is the blood that gave us our freedom... (from Spain)

4. The Ethnic Groups of Colombia are: Mestizo 58% Mulatto 14 % White 20% Black 4% Mixed black- Amerindian 3% Amerindian 1%

5. The main Religion of Colombia is Roman Catholic

6. Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 and the others being Ecuador and Venezuela.

7. A 40 year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990's undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade.

8. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence The movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrown the government.

9. The Climate of Colombia is: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

10. More Information While Bogota continues to try to negotiate a settlement, neighboring countries worry about the violence spilling over their borders

11. Republic executive branch dominates government structure Type of Government

12. The Area of Colombia The area or Colombia is slightly less then three times the size of Montana And Colombia has flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains.

13. Natural Resources The natural resources of Colombia are petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, and hydropower

14. Natural hazards Some natural hazards that have happened in Colombia are highlands subject to volcanic eruptions, occasional earthquakes and periodic droughts.

15. Population and Age Structure the population of Colombia is 40,349,388 The age structure of Colombia is 0-14 years: 31.88% (male 6,354,454 and female 6,354,454 15-64 years: 63.37% (male 12,452,182; female 13,117,707) 65 years and over: 4.75% (male 859,967; female 1,057,796)

16. Sources I got my information at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

17. Conclusion In Conclusion I would like to say that I hope you enjoyed my slide show and learned some more things about Colombia because I learned a lot of things about it that I didn’t know. Thank you