The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate

       Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species,

       Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone

       Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical

       Timber 94, Wetlands

       signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Law of

       the Sea, Marine Dumping

      Geography - note:

       only South American country with coastlines on both North Pacific

       Ocean and Caribbean Sea

      People Colombia

      Population:

       41,662,073 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 31.3% (male 6,601,581; female 6,447,679)

       15–64 years: 63.7% (male 12,931,093; female 13,626,333)

       65 years and over: 4.9% (male 913,798; female 1,141,589) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 25.6 years

       male: 24.8 years

       female: 26.4 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       1.56% (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       21.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 18.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 26.46 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 71.14 years

       male: 67.29 years

       female: 75.12 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.61 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.4% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       140,000 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       5,600 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Colombian(s)

       adjective: Colombian

      Ethnic groups:

       mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed

       black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%

      Religions:

       Roman Catholic 90%

      Languages:

       Spanish

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 92.5%

       male: 92.4%

       female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

      Government Colombia

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Colombia

       conventional short form: Colombia

       local short form: Colombia

       local long form: Republica de Colombia

      Government type:

       republic; executive branch dominates government structure

      Capital:

       Bogota

      Administrative divisions:

       32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1

       capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca,

       Atlantico, Distrito Capital de Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas,

       Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca,

       Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte

       de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y

       Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes,

       Vichada

      Independence:

       20 July 1810 (from Spain)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 20 July (1810)

      Constitution:

       5 July 1991

      Legal system:

       based on Spanish law; a new criminal code modeled after US

       procedures was enacted in 1992–93; judicial review of executive and

       legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with

       reservations

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Alvaro URIBE Velez (since 7 August 2002);

       Vice President Francisco SANTOS (since 7 August 2002); note - the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       head of government: President Alvaro URIBE Velez (since 7 August

       2002); Vice President Francisco SANTOS (since 7 August 2002); note -

       the president is both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Cabinet consists of a coalition of the two dominant parties

       - the PL and PSC - and independents

       elections: president and vice president elected by popular vote for

       a four-year term; election last held 26 May 2002 (next to be held NA

       May 2006)

       election results: President Alvaro URIBE Velez received 53% of the

       vote; Vice President Francisco SANTOS was elected on the same ticket

      Legislative branch:

       bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Senate or Senado

       (102 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year

       terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes

       (166 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year

       terms)

       elections: Senate - last held 10 March 2002 (next to be held NA

       March 2006); House of Representatives - last held 10 March 2002

       (next to be held NA March 2006)

       election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by

       party - PL 28, PSC 13, independents and smaller parties (many

       aligned with conservatives) 61; House of Representatives