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Columbia is located in northern South America, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean.
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population: about 45 million. The capital, Bogota, has 7.2 million people, with a population density of 38,600 people per square mile.
size: 439,734 square miles.
economy: 49.2% of the population lives in poverty. Columbia is the world's largest producer of cocaine.
culture: 90% of Columbians are Roman Catholic. The major language spoken in Spanish. Drug violence has displaced almost 3 million Columbians from their homes.
last updated 6/5/08 sources
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Columbia and Chile—Issue 3
The warring factions in Colombia have long used the people as pawns to keep the country in chaos. The drug cartels ply their billion-dollar trade with little opposition. Constant civil ...
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