STATISTICS: COLOMBIA

Colombia Official name: Repblica de Colombia (Republic of Colombia). Form of government: unitary, multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate ; House of Representatives ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: Santaf de Bogot, D.C. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 peso (Col$) = 100 centavos; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = Col$1,547; 1 = Col$2,633. Demography Population (1998): 37,685,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 85.5, persons per sq km 33.0. Urban-rural (1990): urban 70.3%; rural 29.7%. Sex distribution (1996): male 49.24%; female 50.76%. Age breakdown (1996): under 15, 33.5%; 15-29, 28.1%; 30-44, 21.5%; 45-59, 10.4%; 60-74, 5.3%; 75 and over, 1.2%. Population projection: (2000) 38,905,000; (2010) 44,771,000. Doubling time: 35 years. Ethnic composition (1985): mestizo 58.0%; white 20.0%; mulatto 14.0%; black 4.0%; mixed black-Indian 3.0%; Amerindian 1.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 91.9%; other 8.1%. Major cities (1993): Santaf de Bogot, D.C., 5,484,244; Cali 1,847,176; Medelln 1,834,881; Barranquilla 1,090,916. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 25.9 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 5.9 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 20.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 2.9. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 65.4 years; female 73.3 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1990){1}: homicide with firearms 101.0; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 82.6; ischemic heart disease 70.4; accidents 49.0; infectious and parasitic diseases 25.5. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: Col$13,405,350,000,000 (indirect taxes 36.9%, direct taxes 26.8%, credit resources 22.3%). Expenditures: Col$9,510,848,000,000 (education 20.2%, finance and public credit 16.9%, defense 12.4%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$14,814,000,000. Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$851,000,000; expenditures U.S.$822,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 32,500,000, plantains 3,212,000, potatoes 2,594,000, bananas 2,100,000, rice 1,787,000, corn 1,058,000, coffee 821,800; livestock (no. of live animals) 26,088,000 cattle, 3,708,000 vicua{2}, 2,540,000 sheep, 2,431,000 pigs; roundwood (1995) 20,491,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 167,080. Mining and quarrying (1996): iron ore 605,716; salt 560,252; gold 710,013 troy oz{3}; silver 169,252 troy oz{3}; emeralds 6,305,903 carats{3}. Manufacturing (value added in Col$'000,000; 1992): processed food 1,160,600; beverages 953,400; textiles and clothing 631,700; machinery and electrical apparatus 351,200; paper products 266,500. Construction (no. of permits; 1996){4}: residential 6,118; nonresidential 3,138. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 43,474,000,000 (43,617,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 22,527,000 (6,476,000); petroleum (barrels; 1994) 168,202,000 (97,085,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 12,510,000 (11,682,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 5,111,119,000 (5,111,119,000). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$80,174,000,000 (U.S.$2,140 per capita). Population economically active (1985): total 9,558,000; activity rate 34.3% (participation rates: over age 12, 49.4%; female 32.8%; unemployed 4.3%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1985) 4.7; sources of income (1992): wages 45.1%, self-employment 35.4%, transfer payments 14.2%; expenditure (1992): food 34.2%, transportation 18.5%, housing 7.8%, health care 6.4%, household durable goods 5.7%, clothing 4.5%. Land use (1994): forest 22.0%; pasture 18.2%; agriculture 5.7%; other 54.1%. Foreign trade{5} Imports (1996): U.S.$13,676,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 45.3%, chemicals 24.7%, vegetable products 7.5%, metals 6.6%, food and tobacco 6.1%, paper and paper products 3.5%). Major import sources (1995): U.S. 39.1%; Venezuela 9.8%; Japan 7.6%; Germany 5.8%. Exports (1996): U.S.$10,574,000,000 (petroleum products 27.4%, coffee 14.9%, chemicals 10.2%, forestry and fisheries 10.0%, textiles and apparel 8.1%, coal 8.0%, food 7.1%). Major export destinations (1995): U.S. 34.9%; Germany 7.3%; Peru 6.1%; Venezuela 5.5%; Ecuador 4.1%; Japan 3.6%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1992): route length (1994) 3,230 km; passenger-km 15,524,000; metric ton-km cargo 242,917,000. Roads (1995): total length 106,600 km (paved 12%). Vehicles (1995): cars 1,150,000; trucks 550,000. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 101; deadweight tonnage 403,047. Air transport (1995): passenger-km 4,565,477,000; metric ton-km cargo 965,828,000; airports (1997) 43. Education and health Educational attainment (1985). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no schooling 15.3%; primary education 50.1%; secondary 25.4%; higher 6.8%; not stated 2.4%. Literacy (1995): population age 15 and over literate 91.3%; males literate 91.2%; females literate 91.4%. Health: physicians (1992) 33,498 (1 per 1,078 persons); hospital beds (1989) 45,888 (1 per 693 persons); infant mortality rate (1995) 26.9. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,758 (vegetable products 84%, animal products 16%); 119% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 146,300 (army 82.7%, navy 12.3%, air force 5.0%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 2.6% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$55. {1} Estimates based on about 75% of total deaths. {2} 1991. {3} 1995. {4} Construction permits for 7 metropolitan areas and 10 cities. {5} Import figures are f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. in commodities and trading partners.