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GeographyLocation: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panamaand Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Area: Land boundaries: total 7,408 km, Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru2,900 km, Venezuela 2,050 km Coastline: 3,208 km
PeoplePopulation: 36,200,251 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.7% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 21.89 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.69 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 26.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Indian 3%, Indian 1% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
Government
Names:
Type: republic; executive branch dominates government structure Capital: Bogota Independence: 20 July 1810 (from Spain) Constitution: 5 July 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $172.4 billion National product real growth rate: 5.7% National product per capita: $4,850 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 22.6% Unemployment rate: 7.9%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |