1. COLOMBIA
“A Nation of Two Countries”
!

2. Colombia - The Basics

3. Colombia - The Basics
1804: Independence from
Spain

4. Colombia - The Basics
1804: Independence from
Spain
Population: 44.2 Million

5. Colombia - The Basics
1804: Independence from
Spain
Population: 44.2 Million
2nd largest in South America

6. Colombia - The Basics
1804: Independence from
Spain
Population: 44.2 Million
2nd largest in South America
Males: 67

7. Colombia - The Basics
1804: Independence from
Spain
Population: 44.2 Million
2nd largest in South America
Males: 67
Females: 75

8. Physical Characteristics

9. Physical Characteristics
Andes Mountains - western part of Colombia

10. Physical Characteristics
Andes Mountains - western part of Colombia
Until 1903 - included the nation of Panama

11. Physical Characteristics
Andes Mountains - western part of Colombia
Until 1903 - included the nation of Panama
East: Brazil & Venezuela

12. Physical Characteristics
Andes Mountains - western part of Colombia
Until 1903 - included the nation of Panama
East: Brazil & Venezuela
Southeast: Amazon Rain Forest

13. Industry

14. Industry
Major legal export: Oil

15. Industry
Major legal export: Oil
Major import: Machinery

16. Industry
Major legal export: Oil
Major import: Machinery
Many natural resources in the
Andes:

17. Industry
Major legal export: Oil
Major import: Machinery
Many natural resources in the
Andes:
Valuable minerals and stones

18. Industry
Major legal export: Oil
Major import: Machinery
Many natural resources in the
Andes:
Valuable minerals and stones
More coal than any other
South American nation

19. Industry
Major legal export: Oil
Major import: Machinery
Many natural resources in the
Andes:
Valuable minerals and stones
More coal than any other
South American nation
Oil Deposits

20. Cash Crops

21. Cash Crops
Coastal regions known
for coffee and bananas

22. Cash Crops
Coastal regions known
for coffee and bananas
The nation’s cash-
crops

23. Cash Crops
Coastal regions known
for coffee and bananas
The nation’s cash-
crops
Cash-crop: a
product sold
mainly for export

24. Challenges

25. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force

26. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force
Farmers paid more to grow
coca leaves

27. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force
Farmers paid more to grow
coca leaves
(cocaine)

28. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force
Farmers paid more to grow
coca leaves
(cocaine)
Much of it smuggled to the
U.S. and Europe

29. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force
Farmers paid more to grow
coca leaves
(cocaine)
Much of it smuggled to the
U.S. and Europe
Use profits to build
private armies

30. Challenges
Drug cartels are a major force
Farmers paid more to grow
coca leaves
(cocaine)
Much of it smuggled to the
U.S. and Europe
Use profits to build
private armies
Kill anyone trying to stop
the sale of cocaine

31. Challenges

32. Challenges
Two “governments” in the
nation:

33. Challenges
Two “governments” in the
nation:
Organized Crime
Government

34. Challenges
Two “governments” in the
nation:
Organized Crime
Government
True Colombian Government

35. Challenges
Two “governments” in the
nation:
Organized Crime
Government
True Colombian Government
2003: Civil War begins -
has killed 120,000

36. Challenges
Two “governments” in the
nation:
Organized Crime
Government
True Colombian Government
2003: Civil War begins -
has killed 120,000
Medillin - “Most dangerous city
in the world”