1. Jake Hollander Winchendon School Columbia

2. Population 45,000,000

3. Government Republic      Executive - President      Legislature - Congress      Judicial - Court System

4. Exports (Natural Resources) • Gems: World’s leading • producer in Emeralds - 5.23 million carats • in 2010 • Gold, Sliver, Platinum, Nickel, Iron, • Copper • Petroleum, Natural gas, Coal, • Hydropower

5. Climate Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

6. Geography Flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains

7. Agriculture Coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables, forest products, shrimp

8. Drug Problems

9. El Dorado (super drug cartel) made • $5 billion dollars last year • 90% of all captured drugs in USA • come from Columbia • 2010: Columbia seized 225 metric • tons of Cocaine

10. Flag http://www.worldflags101.com/c/colombia-flag.aspx Government http://www.beadindustries.com/ People http://thefarpoint.org/tag/people/ El Dorado http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/colombia/7838143/Worlds-biggest-drugs-super-cartel-smashed-by-US-authorities-in-Colombia.html Cocaine http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/14723-colombia-remains-1-producer-of-cocaine-us.html Gem http://list-of-birthstones.com/May%20Birthstone.html Exports http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35754.htm Cloud http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/current/ED101fa10/vebado/Content_2.html Map http://www.nationmaster.com/country/co-colombia Farm http://campchestnutridge.org/wpmu/farm/ Ciaworldfackbook.com Sources