Colombia



3. Which European country(ies) colonized your country (if applicable)? The Spainiards came to Colombia in 1510 and was the first permanent European settlement. 4. When did your country gain independence (if applicable)? From which country? Colombia gained its independence in 1824 from Spain. Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, and Colombia were united.

5. What is the current ethnic makeup of your country? 58% of Colombia's race/ethnicity is Mestizos 20% is White 14% Mulatto 4% Black 3% Mixed black-Amerindian 1% Amerindian

6. What is the infant mortality rate in your country? The infant mortality rate is 20%

7. What is the official language of your country? The official language of Colombia is Spanish

8. What is the adult literacy rate for your country? The adult literacy rate for Colombia is 92.8%

9. What are the main exports from your country? The main exports for Colombia are petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers

10. Look for your country's GNI per capita. GNI is the country's total income divided by the population, or an indication of the relative standard of living in that country. It does NOT give you an indication about how wealth is distributed among the population in that country. Compare your country's GNI per capita with that of the United States and add that to your wiki page. Colombia: 123rd place with $2,290 United States: 7th place with $43,740

11. What percentage of the population in your country lives on less than $1 a day? $2 a day? Add this data to your wiki page. The percentage of the country that lives on less than $1 a day is 7%. 17.8%

12. Look for a current events issue that is important in your assigned country. You may wish to look at the internation news source link or the Yahoo! News link where you can type your country's name into the search box.

It is flood season in Colombia and there was a flood recently after heavy rainfall for about month. This has been happening since March and doesn't expect to end until December when the rain season ends.

The flood has left 26 people dead and has caused more than 120,000 people to suffer. The Colombian authorities and the Red Cross have been helping a large amount. 29 of 32 provinces in Colombia have been affected. Bridges have collapsed, roads have been closed off, there have been land slides. Since March 94 people have been killed due to the rain storms. 17 people have gone missing and 137 people have been hurt.