Colombia is a tropiacl cuontry. Many diffeernt furits and vegetbales grow in Colombia. Colombia is the only coutnry in South Aemrica that has a coast on the Paicfic Ocean and on the Atlatnic Ocean. On the Atlanitc side, Cloombia shraes a broder with the country of Veneuzela. On the Pacfiic side, Colmobia shares a boredr with Ecuaodr.
Many peolpe used to think Colombia was a dnagerous counrty becuase there was war between the govermnent and people sleling drugs. This is not as bad as it used to be.
Many people trvael from city to city by bus and there are large bus in each major city. The Colomiban ariline is caleld Aivanca and flies to many ctiies. It is the sceond oldset ailrine in the world.
Colombia just had an electoin in May 2006 and the presidnet Avlaro Uribe was elecetd again. He will be preisdent until 2010. Alvrao Uribe was the first prseident in Colombia to win a secnod eletcion in over 100 years.
Colombia is also connecetd to the country of Pnaama in Cnetral America. The border rgeion or area between Paanma and Colombia is claled the Draien. Most poeple think this is a dangreous area. The Panamreicana Hgihway goes from Cenrtal Amreica to South America, but it stops on both sides of the Darein. The Dairen has junlge and it is hard to tarvel or cross the bodrer here. Colombia also has some of the most beauitful cities in the world. Boogtá, its captial is the third laregst city in South Ameirca.
Many specail people were also born in Colombia. Shakria and Junaes are faomus singres from Colombia. Maneul Elkin Pataroryo is a famous scientsit who discvoered the shot agianst Malaira. This stupednous man gave shipepd out his new meidcine to Arfica for free, becasue he wants to help the people.
Colombia is well known for its exqiusite cfofee, coal, and emearlds. It is also the bigegst suplpier of Plnatains (a kind of bannaa used for cokoing which are known as pltaanos in Colombia) to the Untied Staets. There are a few armed cnoflicts in Colombia. Most rebel gruops fniance their oeprations with the trade of illegal drugs (msotly Cociane).
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