Official Title: Republic of Colombia General Information
Capital: Bogotá
Population: 46,039,000
Total Area: 1,138,914 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1915.70881226054 peso
National Holiday: July 20 (1810 Independance Day)
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Republic (32 departments and 1 capital distri Type of Government:
Bicameral congress with a 102-member Senate and a 166-member House of Representatives, both directly elected for 4-year terms; President is also elected for a 4-year term. Head of State:
President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Head of Government:
President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Ministers:
Vice President: Francisco Santos Minister of Foreign Affairs: María Consuelo Araújo Minister of Finance: Alberto Carrasquilla Main Political Parties:
Colombian Liberal Party: 36 (House); 17 (Senate), Social National Unity Party: 29 (House); 20 (Senate), Colombian Conservative Party: 30 (House); 18 (Senate), Others: 68 (House); 47 (Senate) Elections:
2010 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Colombia | Canada |
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| GDP: | 148.15 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 3218 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 5.1% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 5% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $447,013,420
Canadian imports from country: $582,473,910
FDI in Canada: 2 million
CDI in Colombia: 403 million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Jaime Girón Duarte Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Calgary (AB), Montréal (QC), Toronto (ON), Vancouver (BC)
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Matthew Levin Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Cartagena (honourary) January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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