The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

sugarcane, cocoa

       beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp

      Industries:

       textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages,

       chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds

      Industrial production growth rate:

       4% (2004 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       44.87 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 26% hydro: 72.7% nuclear: 0% other: 1.3% (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       41.14 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - exports:

       618 million kWh (2002)

      Electricity - imports:

       23 million kWh (2002)

      Oil - production:

       531,100 bbl/day (2004 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       252,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA

      Oil - imports:

       NA

      Oil - proved reserves:

       1.7 billion bbl (2004 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

       5.7 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       5.7 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       132 billion cu m (2004)

      Current account balance:

       $-1.706 billion (2004 est.)

      Exports:

       $15.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers

      Exports - partners:

       US 42.1%, Venezuela 9.7%, Ecuador 6% (2004)

      Imports:

       $15.34 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods,

       chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity

      Imports - partners:

       US 29.1%, Venezuela 6.5%, China 6.4%, Mexico 6.2%, Brazil 5.8%

       (2004)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

       $11.94 billion (2004 est.)

      Debt - external:

       $38.7 billion (2004 est.)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       NA

      Currency (code):

       Colombian peso (COP)

      Currency code:

       COP

      Exchange rates:

       Colombian pesos per US dollar - 2,628.61 (2004), 2,877.65 (2003),

       2,504.24 (2002), 2,299.63 (2001), 2,087.9 (2000)

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications Colombia

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       8,768,100 (2003)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       6,186,200 (2003)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: modern system in many respects

       domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system; domestic

       satellite system with 41 earth stations; fiber-optic network linking

       50 cities

       international: country code - 57; satellite earth stations - 6

       Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat; 3 fully digitalized international switching

       centers; 8 submarine cables

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)

      Radios:

       21 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)

      Televisions:

       4.59 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .co

      Internet hosts:

       115,158 (2003)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       18 (2000)

      Internet users:

       2,732,200 (2003)

      Transportation Colombia

      Railways:

       total: 3,304 km

       standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge

       narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)

      Highways:

       total: 112,998 km

       paved: 26,000 km

       unpaved: 84,000 km (2000)

      Waterways:

       9,187 km (2004)

      Pipelines:

       gas 4,360 km; oil 6,134 km; refined products 3,140 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto

       Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo

      Merchant marine:

       total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 35,427 GRT/46,301 DWT

       by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker

       2

       registered in other countries: 7 (2005)

      Airports:

       980 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 101 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 39 914 to 1,523 m: 39 under 914 m: 12 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 879 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 34 914 to 1,523 m: 272 under 914 m: 572 (2004 est.)

      Heliports: 1 (2004 est.)

      Military Colombia

      Military branches:

       Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval

       Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea

       Colombiana)

      Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 24 months (2004)

      Manpower available for military service:

       males age 18–49: 10,212,456 (2005 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

       males age 18–49: 6,986,228 (2005 est.)

      Manpower reaching military service age