2009 Colombia

(Nation)
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Capital: Bogotá
Official Language: Spanish
Government: Presidential Republic
Head of State: Aldora Velez
Formation: Recognized August 7, 1819
Population: 44,087,000 (2008 estimate)
Currency: Peso (COP)
¨Human Rights Record¨ Throughout its history Colombia has suffered numerous wars and civil wars in a struggle to define its political system. Colombia currently suffers an armed conflict involving guerrillas, drug traffickers and government corruption. During its political process, and due to local population, NGOs and international pressure, policies and laws have been gradually put into effect to guarantee Right to life, Human dignity, prevent state of sieges, improve national security, enforce the Rechtsstaat; promote freedom of the press and democratic freedoms; economic rights, rights to information, social and cultural rights. women, children's, workers and ethnic minorities rights, most notably established in the Colombian Constitution of 1991. Despite the constitution and the constant pressure of the International community, United Nations, the European Union and the United States, and numerous NGOs the political, social and economic radicalism and war continues led to many violations of these triggering mass displacements, forced migration.
¨Territorial Disputes¨ Dispute with Nicaragua
¨Ongoing Conflicts¨ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_armed_conflict_(1964%E2%80%93present)

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Summary

Colombia is a country located in northwestern South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; to the north-west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia also shares maritime borders with the Caribbean countries of Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the Central American countries of Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth largest in South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru), with an area more than twice that of France. It also has the 29th largest population in the world and the second largest in South America, after Brazil. Colombia has the third largest Spanish-speaking population in the world after Mexico and Spain.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia