Conventional Long Form Name of country: Republic of Colombia
Capital City: Bogota Type of Government: republic; executive branch dominates government structure Date of Independence: July 20, 1810 National Holiday: Independence Day July 20, 1810 Description of Executive Branch/Powers: President is both the chief of state and head of government. He is elected for four years and is eligible for a second term. The election is based on popular vote. The president appoints his own cabinet. Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Bicameral Congress with the Senate (102 members) and the Chamber of Representatives (166 members) both are elected by a popular vote and they serve four year terms. Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: There are four supreme judicial parts: the Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, Constitutional Court, and Superior Judicial Council. All members are elected by side courts and Congress for an eight year term. Suffrage (who is allowed to vote): 18 years old Name of their Ambassador to theU.S.: Gabriel Silva Lujan Location of their embassy in the U.S.: Calle 24 Bis No. 48-50, Bogota, D.C. Locations of their consulates in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Washington, DC Name of U.S. Ambassador to them: Michael McKinley |
Location of U.S. embassy there: 2118 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Locations of U.S. consulatesthere: N/A Name of their representative to UN: Néstor Osorio Description of the Symbolism of flag: The three colors each symbolize various qualities. Yellow: Justice| Blue: Loyalty and Vigilance| Red: Valor and Generosity| More simply, they represent liberty, equality, and fraternity. National Symbol: Andean Condor Descriptions of International Disputes: In December 2007, ICJ allocated San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina islands to Colombia under 1928 Treaty but did not rule on 82 degrees W meridian as maritime boundary with Nicaragua. They managed the disputewith Venezuela over maritime boundary and Venezuelan-administered Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela. Quantity of refugees inside country and country of origin of refugees: N/A Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: 3.9-5.5 million Quantity of Stateless Persons: 12 Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: N/A Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: Illicit producer of coca, opium poppy, and cannabis; world's leading coca cultivator with 83,000 hectares in coca cultivation in 2011. This is a 17% decrease over 2010, producing a potential of 195 mt. of pure cocaine. Colombiais the world's largest producer of coca derivatives; supplies cocaine to nearly all of the US market and the great majority of other international drug markets. In 2012, aerial eradication dispensed herbicide to treat over 100,549 hectares combined with manual eradication of 30,486 hectares. |
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