Colombia
Colombia
Colombia is a constitutional republic consisting of 32 decentralized administrations, located in the northwestern part of the South American continent
Important cities in Colombia: Bogotá, which is the capital and located in the mountainous Condina Marca basin, with a population of about 4.5 million, and Madeleine, located in the Basin of Antioquia, with a population of about 1.5 million. Cali (1.4 million people), and Manizales (160 thousand people). The two cities are located in the valley between the western and central mountain ranges. And from the Pacific cities; Bonaventure, Tumaco, and many Caribbean cities, including Cartagena, Branquilla and others
Colombia is a developing country, whose economy relied mainly on agriculture until the sixties of the twentieth century, after which the focus on industrialization increased, and the private sector controlled all economic activities. About 30% of the workforce works in agriculture, and agricultural products contribute more than half of the national income. The basins, mountain valleys, the central slopes and the plains are the most important areas for agriculture
Colombia contains huge reserves of oil, which produces about 11 million tons annually, most of which comes from the Santa Dres fields. It also produces large quantities of iron and coal concentrated in its mines in the eastern highlands, north of the capital. Colombia ranks first in gold production in South America, about 10 tons per year, and eleventh in the world, and produces more than 90% of emeralds in the world, and produces large quantities of platinum (500 - 1000 kg per year)
The cultivation of bananas, sugar cane and rice is concentrated in the plains. Cocoa and tobacco are grown in regions of 800-1000m altitude. In areas with an altitude of about 1000 m, coffee cultivation predominates, especially in the central highlands. Corn, wheat, cotton, potatoes and manioc are grown in mountain ponds. Coffee is the most important agricultural crop (800 thousand tons annually), with Colombia ranks first in the world with its production, and annually produces about 120 thousand tons of cotton, about 800 thousand tons of corn, about 1.8 million tons of rice, and about 65 thousand tons of cocoa. Large numbers of cows are raised in the Lanus plains
Colombia contains huge reserves of oil, which produces about 11 million tons annually, most of which comes from the Santa Dres fields. It also produces large quantities of iron and coal concentrated in its mines in the eastern highlands, north of the capital. Colombia ranks first in gold production in South America, about 10 tons per year, and eleventh in the world, and produces more than 90% of emeralds in the world, and produces large quantities of platinum (500 - 1000 kg per year)
Colombia enjoys a temperate tropical climate, as a result of its land hardening, and its climatic conditions vary from one region to another, and abundant amounts of rain fall on it that make it one of the most prolific regions of South America and the plant varies between tropical forests, weeds and mangrove forests on the coasts
Agriculture is the craft of the indigenous people, and about 30% of them are employed and about 4% of the lands of Colombia are grown. The crops consist of coffee and Colombia is the second coffee producer and represents half of its exports. Among the agricultural crops are cotton, rice, barley, corn, potatoes, wheat, bananas, and its livestock consists of The cattle and sheep, and produce a little oil, gold and silver, as well as copper, lead, mercury, and platinum are extracted, and the industry is concentrated in the capital, Mullen, Macau, and Cali, and the most important industries include food and textiles, and Colombia is one of the largest drug producers in the Americas, and the world suffers from this problem. The destroyer of humanity, and the destroyer of societies
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