Colombia

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Colombia

• By Brittany Horn

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The flag

• Yellow represents the rich natural resources of
  the earth
• Blue represents the oceans that border the
  coasts
• Red represents blood shed for Colombias
  Independence

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Coat of Arms
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Colombia on the Map
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Geography

• Climate cool in the highlands region
• tropical along the eastern plains and along
  the coastline
• Andean Mountains Cordillera Occidental,
  Cordillera Oriental, and Cordillera Central
• Only South American Country that is bordered by
  both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
• Three important rivers Sinu', Atrato,
• and Magdalena.
• Medellin Colombia----------------?

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History

• Alfonso De Ojedo in 1500, was the first European
  to step foot in Colombia
• At that time there about eight different groups
  of Indians, totaling around 700,000 people
  developed groups were the Muisca and the Chibcha
• The land of Colombia was first known as the El
  Dorado

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History(II)

• In 1525 the first Spanish settlements were made
  in Santa Marta
• Not too long after in 1533 people settled in
  Cartagena
• In 1536, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was the
  first to not settle on the shore
• Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and his crew of men
  founded Bogatá
• Not too long after, two other men stumbled upon
  Bogatá, Sebastián de Benalcázar and Nicolaus de
  Federmann

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History(iii)

• All three men got together and went to the court
  of Spain and submitted their claim on Colombia
• Colombia was then named Nueva Granada and the
  capital Sante Fe de Bogotá
• In 1550 a government for Colombia was created
• For the first years that Spain ruled Colombia,
  the viceroy of Peru picked the rulers for
  Colombia

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History(iV)

• Colombia became a viceroyalty in 1739
• The independence movement started the 1970s
• In 1810, Cartagena declared independence, but
  only for six years until Spain regained control
• On July 20th 1820, Bogatá
• Full independence was in August 1819
• In 1821 the Constitution of Cúcuta set up the
  Repubic of Colombia

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History(v)

• In 1827 Bolivar established a dictatorship but
  resigned in 1829 due to opposition
• In 1836 Colombia officially took the name
  Colombia
• Colombia was named after Christopher Columbus
• Simón Bolívar was elected president, and
  Francisco de Paula Santander was the vice
  president

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government

• Democratic republic
• Judicial, legislative, and executive branches
• 102 Senate seats, elected by popular development
• 166 seats in House of Representative, elected by
  popular development
• Álvaro Uribe, current
• President of Colombia

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Economy

• Agricultural products coffee, bananas,
  sugarcane, cocoa beans, shrimp
• Industries clothing and footwear, food
  processing, oil, and beverages
• Population44,379,598
• Population growth rate1.433
• Positive growth rate over the past few years
• Unemployment rate11.1
• Population below poverty line 49.2
• Currency Peso

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Interesting facts

• Known for illicit drugs, murder rate, and
  kidnappings
• Used to have the highest murder rate at 62
  murders per 100,000 people, now South Africa is
  the highest
• It was the worlds largest producer of Cocaine and
  Coca

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people

• Language Spanish
• Religion 81-90 Roman Catholic
• about 1 Indigenous religions

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Cultural Dance

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vXPmryjxA6vs

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resources

• www.wikipedia.com
• www.yahooimages.com
• Cultures of the World Colombia
• ByJill DuBois/Leslie Jermyn