Colombia
Official Title
Republic of Colombia
General Information:
Capital
Bogotá
Total Area
1,138,914
km2
Currency
1 CAN$=
1,787.27 Peso (COP)(2012)
National Holiday
July 20 (1810 Independance Day)
Language(s)
Spanish
Population (million) 46.598
n/a
Political Information:
Type of State
Republic (32 dept., 1 capital district)
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. (renewable for second term)
Bilateral trade
Canada - Colombia
1800
1600
Balance
1400
Head of State
1200
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Can.
Exports
Millions
1000
Head of Government
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
800
600
Can.
Imports
400
200
Ministers
-200
-400
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Main Political Parties
Social National Unity Party: 47 (Chamber); 28 (Senate)
Colombian Conservative Party: 37 (Chamber); 22 (Senate)
Colombian Liberal Party: 36 (Chamber); 17 (Senate)
PIN: 12 (Chamber) and 9 (Senate)
Cambio Radical: 16 (Chamber) and 8 (Senate)
Others: 18 (Chamber); 18 (Senate)
Canadian Imports
Economic Information: (2012)
GDP: (billion)
GDP per capita:
GDP Growth rate: (%)
Inflation: (%)
Unemployment: (%)
$368.86
n/a
$7,915.84
n/a
3.962
n/a
3.169
n/a
10.383
n/a
IMF/Statistics Canada
Canada
$1,820.68
$52,277.80
1.709
1.516
7.292
Canadian Imports:
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Canadian Direct Investment in:Colombia
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Trade and investment: (2012)
Canadian Exports:
Statistics Canada
from: Colombia
n/a
Elections: 2014
Colombia
Total
Trade
0
Vice President: Angelino Garzón
Foreign Affairs: María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar
International Trade and Tourism: Sergio Diaz Granados
Statistics Canada
C hemical Pr o d .
$827,974,960
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$664,670,973
n/a
$1 (million)
$1,762
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Representation:
Statistics Canada
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Foreign Representation in Canada
Ambassador Nicolás Lloreda Ricaurte
Canadian Representation Abroad
Ambassador Tim Martin
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http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm
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Plast ics, R ub b er Pr o d .
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HTML version:
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/colombia-colombie/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/colombia_facts-faits_colombie.aspx?lang=eng
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