1. Jake Hollander Winchendon School Columbia

2. Population 45,000,000

3. Government Republic Executive - President Legislature - Congress Judicial - Court System

4. Exports (Natural Resources) Gems: World’s leading producer in Emeralds - 5.23 million carats in 2010 Gold, Sliver, Platinum, Nickel, Iron, Copper Petroleum, Natural gas, Coal, Hydropower

5. Climate Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

6. Geography Flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains

7. Coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables, forest products, shrimp Agriculture

9. El Dorado (super drug cartel) made $5 billion dollars last year 90% of all captured drugs in USA come from Columbia 2010: Columbia seized 225 metric tons of Cocaine

10. Sources Flag http://www.worldflags101.com/c/colombia-flag.aspx Government http://www.beadindustries.com/ People http://thefarpoint.org/tag/people/ El Dorado http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/colombia/7838143/Worlds-biggest-drugs-super-cartel-smashed-by-US- authorities-in-Colombia.html Cocaine http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/14723-colombia-remains-1-producer-of-cocaine-us.html Gem http://list-of-birthstones.com/May%20Birthstone.html Exports http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35754.htm Cloud http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/current/ED101fa10/vebado/Content_2.html Map http://www.nationmaster.com/country/co-colombia Farm http://campchestnutridge.org/wpmu/farm/ Ciaworldfackbook.com