  | Country (long form)
Republic of Colombia | Capital
Bogota | Total Area
439,735.61 sq mi
1,138,910.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Montana) | Population
39,685,655 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
64,534,230 | Languages
Spanish | Literacy
91.3% total, 91.2% male, 91.4% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Roman Catholic 90% | Life Expectancy
66.43 male, 74.27 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
1 Colombian peso (Col$) = 100 centavos | GDP (per capita)
$6,200 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
services 46%, agriculture 30%, industry 24% (1990) | Industry
textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds | Agriculture
coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp | Arable Land
4% | Exports
petroleum, coffee, coal, gold, bananas, cut flowers | Imports
industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity | Natural Resources
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower | Current Environmental Issues
deforestation; soil damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions | Telephones (main lines in use)
5,433,565 (December 1997) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
1,800,229 (December 1998) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
13 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
