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TRIANA, URIBE & MICHELSENDOING BUSINESS IN COLOMBIA1. OverviewGeneral DataOfficial Name: Republic of ColombiaCapital: Bogotá D.C.Area: 2.129 748 km²: 1.141.748 km² of land masses; 928.660 Km² maritime areas.Population: 47.121.089Official Language: Spanish. English is also official in San Andrés and Providencia.Currency: Colombian Peso (COP).Currency exchange: TRMMacroeconomic dataGDP (millions of USD$): 378.125 (2013).GDP per capita: 10.919 (2013)GDP growth rate: 4% (2013)Inflation: 1,94% (2013)Exports 2013 (millions of USD$): 58.822Imports 2013 (millions of USD$): 59.397About Colombia…As far as population goes, Colombia is twice the size of Australia and far larger than allthe Centro-American countries.55% of Colombian population is below the age of 30. Furthermore Colombiapossesses 7 metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants.Colombia is the second country with the largest bio diversity in the world and it isconsidered one of the 12 countries to be mega diverse.Colombia is the only country in South America that has a privileged access to bothoceans the Atlantic and the Pacific.At the moment there are more than 2.500 multinational corporations working inColombia.Colombia is the ninth purveyor of exotic fruits worldwide. Exports of fruits likegooseberry (uchuva), tamarillo (tomate de árbol), tamarind and sweet granadilla havehad in the past three years a relevant growth.Agriculture is characterized by the technician regional plantations of sugar cane,coffee, flowers, cotton, plantain, bananas, sorghum, corn, rice, African oil palm,potatoes, cassava among others, because of the varied temperatures and soilsthroughout the country.Analphabetism among population older than 15 years of age went from 19% in 1993 to5.9% in 2012.Calle 93B No. 12-48 P. 4, Bogotá D.C., ColombiaTels.: (57-1) 601 9660 – 621 5810 Fax: (57-1) 611 4209 – 635 1914E-mail: tum@tumnet.com Website: http://www.tumnet.com

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