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Colombia. By Dustin Houde. Geografia. The Capitol of Colombia is Bogoto . The climate is “tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands” The terrain is “flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains” The Highest point is 5,775 M
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Colombia By Dustin Houde
Geografia • The Capitol of Colombia is Bogoto. • The climate is “tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands” • The terrain is “flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains” • The Highest point is 5,775 M • The Lowest point is 0 M ocean level.
Colombia Location • Colombia is located in “Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama” • The coordinates are 4 00 N, 72 00 W
People/Cultura • The population 45,013,67. • Their nationality is Colombian. • The primary language is Spanish. • National Holiday is Independence Day, 20 July. • The main religion is Roman Catholic.
Economia • The unemployment rate is 11.8% • There are 12.2 million internet users. • Money is Colombian pesos (COP). • There industries are coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp. • They are the largest producers of the coca plant, and illicit producers of Cannabis and opium poppy. • 1 Colombian peso = 0.000392 U.S. dollars
Bibliography • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html • http://www.embajadacolombia.ca/en/images/escudo_colombia.jpg