Colombia-Geography+and+Statistics

=Colombian Statistics and Geography= [1]


 * //Colombia is located on the northern tip of South America. It is bordered by Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.// //The capital city, Bogota, is located almost exactly in the center of the country.// //The Andes mountains run through the western part of the country while the eastern part of the country is covered in rain forests. It is the// only //South American country with coasts on both the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea. It's climate is mostly tropical but weather is cooler in the Andes. Because of the Andes Mountains and the Coastal lowlands, the climate varies a lot throughout colombia.//
 * [[image:tairona.jpg width="178" height="120"]]A Colombian beach[2] versus[[image:nevado.jpg width="182" height="127"]]the snow-covered Andes[3] versus[[image:nt1409a_lg.jpg width="182" height="130"]]Mangroves in the Colombian Rainforest[4].
 * //Colombia is the 26th largest country in the world//
 * //Population: 39,309,422 as of July 1999//
 * //Literacy rate: 91.3% of the population are literate//
 * //Religion: 95% Roman Catholic//
 * //Gender ratio: .97 males/female//
 * //Age ratio: 33% age 0-14, 62% age 15-64, 5% age 64 and older//
 * //Natural Hazards: The mountainous area of the country has volcanic eruptions and occasional earthquakes. The rest of the country occasionally has droughts.[5] and [6]//



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