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Facts About Colombia

• Population
  42.954.279 (July 2005)
  41,662,073 (July 2003)
• Below Poverty Line
  59% (2001)
  55% (1999)
• Age Structure
  0-14 years = 30.7%
  15-64 years = 64.2%
  65 years-over = 5.1%
• Life Expectancy
  male: 67.88 years
  females: 75.7 years
• Ethnic Groups
  58% Mestizo
  20% White
  14% Mulatto
  4% Black
  3% Mixed Black-Amerindian
  1% Amerindian
• Religion
  90% Roman Catholic
  10% Other
• Inflation rate
  5% (2005)
  6.2% (2002)
• Unemployment
  11.8% (2005)
  17.4% (2002)
• Exports
  Petroleum
  Coffee
  Coal
  Apperal
  Bananas
  Flowers
• Exchange Rate
  $1 = 2,259.50 Pesos (Feb ’06)
  $1 = 2,810.50 Pesos (Feb ’04)
  $1 = 1,036.69 Pesos (1996)
• Offical Name: Republic of Colombia
• Capital City: Bogota
• Language: Spanish