Colombia Official Title: Republic of General Information:

Capital Population (million) 49.834n/a Total Area 1,138,914 km² Currency 1 CAN$=2365.5 Peso (COP) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday July 20 (1810 Independance Day) Language(s) Spanish

Political Information: Type of State Republic (32 dept., 1 capital district) Type of Government Bicameral congress with a 102-member Senate and a 166-member House of Representatives, both directly elected for 4-year terms; President is also elected for a 4-year term.

Bilateral Product trade Canada - Colombia 2500

2000 Balance Head of State Head of Government 1500 Can. President President Exports 1000 Iván Duque Márquez Iván Duque Márquez Can. Millions 500 Imports Total Ministers: Vice President: Marta Lucia Ramirez 0 Trade Foreign Affairs: de Barberi -500 Trade, Industry & Tourism: José Manuel Restrepo 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties Democratic Center: 32 (Chamber); 19 (Senate) : 30 (Chamber);16 (Senate) Canadian Imports Colombian Conservative Party: 21 (Chamber); 14 (Senate) : 35 from: (Chamber); 14 (Senate) Social National Unity Party: 25 (Chamber); 14 (Senate) Green Party: Colombia 9 (Chamber); 9 (Senate) Alternative Democratic Pole 2 (Chamber); 5 (Senate) Others: 17 Veg. Prod. (Chamber); 16 (Senate) M ineral Prod. Food Prod. Chemical Prod. Plastics, Rubber Prod. Textiles Prod. Base M etal Prod. Animal & Prod. M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Elections: Presidential:n/a last in 2018; next in 2022. Glass & Stone Prod. Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. 2019 Paper Prod. A nt iques Economic Information: (2018) IMF Statistics Canada Colombia Canada GDP: (billion) $432.62n/a $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $8,681.08n/a $60,078.85 to: Colombia GDP Growth rate: (%) 2.66n/a 1.83 Veg. Prod. Inflation: (%) 3.24n/a 2.24 Chemical Prod. Unemployment: (%) 9.70n/a 5.83 M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada Vehicles and Equip. Canadian Exports: $935,742,635n/a Paper Prod. Canadian Imports: $831,778,764n/a Base M etal Prod. Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a-$7 (million) 2019 Canadian Direct Investment in country (2018) $4,452n/a (million) Specialized Inst. Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Chargé d’affaires Monica Beltran Espitia IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Marcel Lebleu

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