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Colombia - Ecuador - Venezuela
 

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      FARC - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia         
    

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Nations Involved in the Crisis in Colombia

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     90%        
  Colombia     UNITED NATIONS
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  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
   Bogotá Daily
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
   Current Conflicts

    TODAY'S NEWS IN COLOMBIA

                  

   Republic of Colombia
   Nation Founded 1810

    95%         
  Ecuador  UNITED NATIONS
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   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

                   

   Republic of Ecuador
   Nation Founded 1822

    96%        
  Venezuela     UNITED NATIONS
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  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

            

   Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
   Nation Founded 1811

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