Thursday, May 27, 2010

About Colombia By Lady Palma

1- Population of Colombia: 45,644,023
2- Capital city and population: Santafé de Bogotá, population:7,594,000
3- Infant mortality rate:18.9/1000
4- Average life expectancy: 72.8
5- Colombia is one of the richest country in biodiversity of fauna and flora. Also, Colombia is known for the excellent coffee that produces.
6- Language: Spanish.
7- Ethnicity: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%.
8- Religion: Roman Catholic (90%)
9- GDP: $319.5 billion (2007)
10- Per capita income: $6,700.
11- Inflation rate: 5.5%
12- Unemployment rate: 11.2%
13- Arable land: 2%
14- Agricultural products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp.
15- Industries: textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds.
16- Literacy rate:92.8% (2007)
17- International disputes: With Nicaragua over disputed maritime boundary involving 50,000 sq km in the Caribbean Sea, including the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank; dispute with Venezuela over maritime boundary and Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela.
18- Exports: $24.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.): petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers.
19- Imports: $24.33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.): industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity.
20- Major trading partners: U.S, Venezuela, Ecuador, China, Mexico, Brazil (2004).
21- Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower.
22- Growth rate of economy: 7%
23- Number of internet users: 4.739 million (2005)


COMPARISONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR:
- The population of Colombia is bigger than that of Ecuador.
- The life expectancy of Colombia is 72.8 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 75.3 years.
- There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Colombia. The GDP of Ecuador is $98.28 billion dollars. In contrast, that of Colombia is $319.5 billion dollars.
- There isn't as high an inflation rate in Ecuador as in Colombia. The inflation rate of Colombia is 5.5%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 3.3%.

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Lady, these sentences are your comparisons with corrections. You should rest and recuperate. Monday is a holiday.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR:

- The population of Colombia is bigger than that of Ecuador. CORRECT

- The life expectancy of Colombia is 72.8 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 75.3 years. CORRECT

- There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Colombia. The GDP of Ecuador is $98.28 billion dollars. In contrast, that of Colombia is $319.5 billion dollars. (as high A GDP- missing indefinite article)

- There isn't as high an inflation rate in Ecuador as in Colombia. The inflation rate of Colombia is 5.5%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 3.3%. CORRECT

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