1. Tekira Conrad Ryleigh hall
COLOMBIA
Tekira Conrad
Ryleigh hall

2. Colombia’s flag
The Colombia flag has three different colors which are yellow, blue and red
The meaning of yellow is a symbol of generosity
The meaning of red is hardiness, bravery, strength & Valour
The meaning of blue is vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice.

3. Population The population in 2009 is 45,659,709.
The population has increased a lot over the past year.

4. Government
The government of Colombia is a liberal democracy with separation of power into executive, judicial, and legislative branches. This is the president of Colombia.

5. Resources
The resources of Colombia are minerals, cattle, manufacturing trade, coffee and oil.

6. Religion Catholicism was the official religion
75% remain Catholicism but only 25% go to church.
90% of the people in Colombia identify their religion as Catholics 10% have different types.
Roman catholic is 90%and the other is 10%.

7. Food The Colombian food is basically what we have in North Carolina.
Bandeja Paisa this is a type of food that is on a plate which is steak fried pork rind sausage rice and beans sweet bananas chips fried egg and sliced avocado.
The soup you see is traditional for Colombians.

8. Historical Events
In 1564 the Spanish government appoints a president to govern the Colombian colony.
In 1922 the U.S.A paid Colombia $ 25 million for the loss of Panama.
In 1989 U.S.A began to supply the Colombian government with military equipment to help rid Colombia of drug dealers.

9. Cultural Events
Carnivals are celebrated all through the year. Festivals are celebrated mostly about Colombia’s individuality.
Rock at the park is the second largest festival in Colombia. Bogota Carnival is the summer carnival that is celebrated a lot during the summer. It has dancing and parades.

10. Recent news story
The F.A.R.C is a group that is not the armed forces it is against the armed forces they are trying to free five hostages they are.
Three military officials
Two local politicians they are also called humanitarians gesture
The rebles said that they would say that they would do this about wensday.

11. Geographical info
The continental territory of the Republic of Colombia is in the North West of South America on the equatorial line. The country stretches as far North as it does South from the equator, though the majority of Colombian territory is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Colombia enjoys both the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. Colombian territory reaches 12°26'46" on the Northern latitude. The most northerly point being Punta Gallinas in the Guajira Peninsula which is also the most northerly point of the South American Continent.  

12. Clothing
They have lots of different types of clothing. This is one of the types of the traditional outfits. =>
This is an traditional dancing outfit that they wear. =>

13. Demographics
The demographics is high for Colombia it is 93% that means that they must have good schools, good wealth also good teachers to teach them. That is for females 15 and older. The urban population is 74% in 2008 and the rate of urbanization is 1.7%.
The ethnic groups are mestizo 58% white 20% mulatto 14% black 4% mixed black amerindian 3% and amerindian 1%

14. General info
Area: 1,141,748 Km2 Population: people Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá. Principal Rivers: Magdalena and Cauca Highest Point: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 5980 meters (above sea level) Principal cities : Santa fe de Bogota, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Cartagena Observation: It's the only country in South America with coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.