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  Colombia
Colombia's bicameral parliament is the Congress or Congreso, which consists of the Senate or Senado of 102 seats and the House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes of 166 seats.
Ethnic diversity in Colombia is a result of the intermingling of indigenous Amerindians, Spanish colonists, and African slaves, producing a mixture of mestizos (58%), whites (20%), mulattos (14%), fls (4%), and mixed fl-Amerindians (3%).
Colombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
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 List of people on stamps of Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article lists people who have been featured on the postage stamps of Colombia and its states.
List of people on stamps of South America
Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela
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 Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colombia is located in the north of South America (4°N, 72°W) and is part of Caribbean South America.
Colombia has a total area of 1,138,910 square kilometres (439,736 sq. mi) being the fourth biggest country in South America after Brazil, Argentina and Peru and the seventh largest one in the the Americas.
After experiencing decades of steady growth (average GDP growth exceeded 4% in the 1970-1998 period), Colombia experienced a recession in 1999 (the first full year of negative growth since 1929), and the recovery from that recession was long and painful.
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 Colombia
Colombia's economy suffers from weak domestic and foreign demand, austere government budgets, and serious internal armed conflict, but seems poised for recovery.
Colombia has a diverse population that reflects its colourful history and the peoples that have populated her from ancient, to colonial and modern times.
The remainder of the population comprises unmixed descendants of African slaves (4%) and zambos who descend from the mixture of African slaves and Amerindians (3%).
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 Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It is bound to the north and north-west by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia's bicameral parliament is the Congress or Congreso, which consists of the 102-seat Senate and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives.
Main article: Demographics of Colombia Colombia has a diverse population that reflects its colourful history and the peoples that have populated her from ancient, to colonial and modern times.
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 Colombia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The word "Colombia" comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish, Cristoforo Colombo in Italian) and was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to the New World, especially to all American territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule.
In 1863 the "United States of Colombia" was created, lasting until 1886, when the country finally became known as the Republic of Colombia.
The highest mountain in Colombia is not in the Andes but in the Caribbean plain: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with its highest points named Pico Cristobal Colon (5,775 m or 18,947 ft) and Pico Simon Bolivar (same elevation).
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 Colombia travel guide - Wikitravel
With Panama to the north, Colombia is surrounded by Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south west.
Colombia is one of the equatorial countries of the world, but unique in its extreme topography and abundance of water.
In many areas of Colombia, especially the coast and Medellin, it is common to have buñuelos (deep fried balls with cheese in the dough) and arepas (rather thick corn tortillas, often made with cheese and served with butter) with scrambled eggs for breakfast.
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 ipedia.com: Colombia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It is bound to the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, a...
It is bound to the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia controls the islands of Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia in the Caribbean and the other in the Pacific Ocean.
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 Learn more about Colombia in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
They soon established settlements that eventually grew into the colony of New Granada, which included all of Spanish northwestern South America, and became a viceroyalty in 1717.
Internal political and territorial divisions led to the secession of Venezuela and Ecuador in 1830 and the country was renamed New Granada until 1856 when it became the Granadine Confederation until 1863 when it became the United States of Colombia until 1886 when it became the Republic of Colombia.
Colombia's largest city is its capital Bogota, other major cities include Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Ibagué, Manizales, Pasto, Cúcuta and Bucaramanga.
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 Category:Lists of people on stamps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See List of people on stamps for an overview.
List of people on stamps of the United Arab Emirates
List of people on stamps of the United States
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 Learn more about List of people on stamps in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Although many smaller countries will put a hodge-podge of international personalities on their stamps in an effort to make sales to collectors, countries with a more respectable issuing policy will more often feature people who have played an important role in the country's own history and culture.
by stamp-issuing authority) of identified people on stamps with the year in which that person was first featured on the stamp.
Between 1932 and 1972 Aitutaki used the stamps of the Cook Islands.
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 Wikinfo | Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
President Alvaro Uribe, a Harvard and Oxford-educated lawyer, was elected President of Colombia in May 2002 on a line platform to restore security to the country.
Among his promises was to continue to pursue the broad goals of the Pastrana administration's Plan Colombia, but within the framework of a long-term security strategy.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
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 What is Colombia? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge - Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It is bound to the north and north-west by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and
Colombia is the only South American country that has coasts in both the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
The historic amalgam of three main groups;, Spanish colonists, and imported African slaves, are the basis of Colombia's current demographics.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of people on stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The usual practice is for the stamp to feature a portrait of the person, either full-length or head alone.
However, the mere depiction of a work of art (such as for a Christmas stamp) is not considered to be honoring the artist.
The parenthesized dates following each entry indicates the first and last dates of stamp issuance; within each country's list, the date or dates indicates the year of the person's appearance on a stamp.
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 Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Though indeed Colombia's flag has a "darker" shade of yellow than Ecuador and Venezuela it is slightly lighter than the one depicted in your page.
In Colombia very few people care to follow legal rules about flags, and it is not uncommon to see even policemen with the national flag upside down in their uniforms.
For some time, a brewery has been sponsoring the Colombian Football Team and in the stadiums they give people Colombian flags with the logo of one of their beer trade marks, so when people is flying the flag to hail the team they are, at the same time, advertizing the brewery.
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 STAMP TAGS STAMPS Colombia 110   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
I collect worldwide stamps, pre-1968, and a few later topicals (stamps on stamps, maps, overprints, cats, synoptic precancels).
Most stamps have not been cataloged; they are not cherry-picked.
There are stamps included worth much more than minimum, and there is a good chance of finding valuable varieties.
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 Colombia - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western
It is bound to the north by Panama and the
African slaves, are the basis of Colombia's current demographics.
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 Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Spanish explorers arrived in the area around 1500, at which time they encountered many Chibchan and "Karib" or caribe peoples whom they assimilated or killed through warfare, disease, exploitation, and conquest.
Colombia possesses the islands of Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia in the Caribbean and Malpelo and other small islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia's largest city is its capital Bogotá, other major cities include Cali, Medellín, and Barranquilla.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America.
Colombia from the air (http://www.villegaseditores.com/loslibros/9589138888/inicio.asp) - On-line book with aerial pictures of Colombia (English)
Colombia, a new vision (http://www.villegaseditores.com/loslibros/9589138837/inicio.asp) - On-line book with photographs of Colombia and its people (English)
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 Stuff People Have Posted   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
For mint stamps to the topic Pope JPII from all over the world (to 10x each issue) I offer mint stamps from West and East countries world to the topics: animals, birds, fishes,flowers and fruits, butterflies and insects, sport and Olympics, mushrooms, Chess.
I no longer need stamps from uk, Canada, Use, and Australia so please don’t offer these countries otherwise tell me what you have and what countries you are looking for and i will send you a list of what i can offer as soon as possible.
Collector interested in exchanging 500 mail stamps different from Spain for stamps of mail of Israel (used), or in their defect 1,500 world stamps equally number of stamps of Israel, interested to communicate.
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 Images of Mathematicians on Postage Stamps
One of a series of six stamps, "Old Masters Paintings." The painting "Archimedes" is by Domenico Fetti arch1.jpg; issued by Italy in 1983 arch2.jpg; issued by San Marino in 1982 arch3.jpg; issued by Greece in 1983 arch4.jpg; issued by Spain arch5.jpg
Isued by Colombia in 1962 on the 75th anniversary of the society, showing the emblem of the society, which features the Greek letter π colombia1.jpg; issued by Colombia in 1994 colombia2.jpg
The two mathematics stamps were part of a series of seven stamps, "Personalities of culture life." Physicist Frantisek Zaviska (1879-1945) and mathematician Karel Petr (1868-1950) jcmf1.jpg; two mathematicians: Miloslav Valouch (1878-1952) and Juraj Hronec (1881-1959) jcmf2.jpg
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 JUDO STAMPS
This hiki-komi-gaeshi stamp is an overprint of one issued before the Olympics.
Monaco's harai-goshi stamp commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was over a quarter century ahead of its time, for the competitors are in colored judogi -- one red, one green.
There even are ninja stamps, one depicting a happy ninja with a shuriken (throwing star) in her hand.
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 NationMaster - Statistics on Colombia. 4168 facts and figures, stats and information on Colombian economy, crime, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
4168 facts and figures, stats and information on Colombian economy, crime, people, government, health and education.
Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela).
A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade.
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 Bridget's Stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
People : Cultures : Black History - Heritage
People : Entertainers : K I S S
People : Famous People : Pope John Paul II
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