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Nations Involved in the Crisis in Colombia

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� Colombia�����UNITED NATIONS
� Languages��� Travel Guide�� Pictures� Universities
� NATIONAL STATISTICS - SOUTH AMERICA MAP
�� GDP $ 6,519�����Population 41,662,073
�� Living In Poverty 55%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 67,300,000 � + 52%
�� 1,200,000 sq. km.�� 37 per sq. km
�� Literacy:�� male 91.2%, female 91.4%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 67 yrs. female 74.83 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� �� Colombia complies fully with the minimum standards for
���the elimination of trafficking of human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 12
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 14%
�� National Intelligence Quotient - 88
�� Corruption Index
�� Armed Forces��
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
�� USAID Grants taken 1962-2006 - $ 12,648.8 million
�� News Sources�� World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report�� World Trade Organization
� �Colombia Times
�� Bogot� Daily
�� Chambers of Commerce
�� Wikipedia Overview
�� Current Conflicts

��� TODAY'S NEWS IN COLOMBIA

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�� Republic of Colombia
�� Nation Founded 1810

� � 95%�� �� ���
� Ecuador� UNITED NATIONS
�� Languages��� Travel Guide�� Pictures� Universities
�� NATIONAL STATISTICS - SOUTH AMERICA MAP
�� GDP $ 3,905����Population 13,710,234
�� Living In Poverty 65%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 21,700,000� � + 73%
�� 256,370 sq. km.�� 45 per sq. km
�� Literacy:�� male 92%, female 88.2%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 68.79 yrs. female 74.57 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� �� Ecuador does not fully comply with the minimum
���standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 14%
�� National Intelligence Quotient - 80
�� Corruption Index
�� Armed Forces��
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
�� USAID Grants taken 1962-2006 - $ 1,492.6 million
�� News Sources�� World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report�� World Trade Organization
�� Quito News
�� Chambers of Commerce
�� Wikipedia Overview

��� TODAY'S NEWS IN ECUADOR

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�� Republic of Ecuador
�� Nation Founded 1822

� � 96%� ��� ��
� Venezuela�� ��UNITED NATIONS
�� Languages� Travel Guide��� Pictures�� Universities
� NATIONAL STATISTICS - SOUTH AMERICA MAP
�� GDP $ 6,402 ����Population 24,654,694
�� Living In Poverty� 47%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 41,700,000� � + 62%
�� 912,050 sq. km.�� 27 per sq. km.
�� Literacy:� male 93.8%, female 93.1%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 70.78 yrs. female 77.07 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� �� Venezuela does not fully comply with the minimum
���standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 16
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 15%
�� National Intelligence Quotient -� 88
�� Corruption Index
�� Armed Forces��
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
�� USAID Grants taken 1962-2006 - $ 1,104.1 million
�� News Sources��World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report�� World Trade Organization
�� El Universal
�� Bolsa de Valores de Caracas
�� Chambers of Commerce
�� Wikipedia Overview

�� ��TODAY'S NEWS IN VENEZUELA

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�� Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
�� Nation Founded 1811

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