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Colombia

Geography

South America. South of Panama. Equivalent to 1,067 by 1067 kilometers or 667 by 667 miles. Capital: Bogata.

Economy

Figures unless otherwise stated are from the CIA Factbook.

Estimated per capita GDP:
2007 $7,200 (Ranks 116th)

GDP annual growth rate estimated for 2007: 6.5 percent. (Ranks 55th)

Labor force is 30 percent in agriculture.

Unemployment for 2004: 13.6 percent

Deaths and Births per 1,000 persons, estimated for the year 2008

Deaths: 5.54. Births: 19.86, down from 20.82 in 2005.

Population

Estimated for July 2008: 45.0 million, up from 42.9 million in 2005. Growth rate estimated for 2008: 1.405 percent per year.

Density 41 persons per square kilometer. Per square kilometer of arable land: 1708 persons.

Migration estimated for 2008

More people leaving than arriving. A net loss of 0.28 persons per 1,000 population.

Health

For 2008, infant deaths before the age of one per 1,000 live births: 19.51, down from 20.97 in 2005

Average life expectancy estimated for 2007: 72.54, up from 71.72 in 2005

Living with HIV/AIDS, ages 15 to 49: 0.7 percent (2003).

Murders - per capita

Ranked by Nationmaster.com as the worst in the world.

SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Copyright © 2008 by Frank E. Smitha. All rights reserved.