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    General Information
    Region    South America
    Population (000, 2020)   50 883
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   45.9
    Capital city    Bogota
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   10 779.4b,c
    UN membership date    05-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   1 141 748a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   96.5
    National currency    Colombian Peso (COP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   3 294.0c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)286 104293 482330 228d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)4.332.7d
    GDP per capita (current US$)6 326.56 175.96 649.6d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)76.66.9d
    Economy: Industrye (% of Gross Value Added)34.331.529.3d
    Economy: Services and other activityf,g (% of GVA)58.761.963.8d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)18.41616.5h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)2019.820h
    Employment in services (% employed)61.664.263.5h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)118.39.7
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)55.7 / 81.658.5 / 82.057.5 / 81.0
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100)100118141c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)100119115j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)39 82035 69139 489c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)40 68354 03652 696c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)-863- 18 345- 13 207c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 8 732- 18 564- 13 800c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)1.211.4
    Urban population (% of total population)7879.881.1c
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)1.71.4...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)2.11.91.8
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)77.9 / 71.778.9 / 73.179.8 / 74.2
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)27.3 / 9.724.5 / 11.522.2 / 13.2
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)124.3 / 0.3139.1 / 0.31 142.3 / 2.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)3 672.4l6 520.69 717.2m,c
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)16.914.412.6
    Health: Current expendituren (% of GDP)7.17.37.2a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.622.2d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.84.54.5a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)119.3 / 121.3113.4 / 117.0112.8 / 116.2d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)102.3 / 93.098.1 / 91.5100.1 / 95.0d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)41.3 / 37.557.4 / 49.359.7 / 51.1d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)34.226.925.3d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)8.419.918.3o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)36.5p55.9p64.1d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.20.30.2d
    Threatened species (number)6817511 025
    Forested area (% of land area)52.852.752.7h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)60.2 / 1.377.6 / 1.675.3 / 1.5a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)4 4865 3675 171a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)313234a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 4052 9803 904d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)3340.242.9c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)81.3 / 37.181.3 / 39.281.3 / 40.1a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)14.9 / ...15.6 / ...15.8 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.240.470.56d
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