Colombia

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several fertile low lying valleys,but only about 5% of the
country`s land area,chiefly at higher elevations,is cultivated.Soil
exhaustion and erosion,largely the result of primitive slash
burningfarming methods,are problems in argricultural regions}
,salt,oil,gold,fine timber hardwoods,
rice,cacao,tobacco,bananas,beans,maize sugar,illegal drugs is the 2nd most
highest export crop,textiles chemicals,silver,plantium,copper,bauxite,iron
ore,phosphates,uranium,leather,books,and emeralds.
Colombia,republic in South America,situated in the northwetsern
part of the continent,and bounded on the north by Panama and the Caribean
sea,on the east by Venezuala and Brazil,on the south by Peru and
Ecuador,and on the west by the pacific ocean.Colombia is the only country
of the south America with coasts on both the Caribean sea and the pacific
ocean.The total land are of the country is 1,141,748sq.km.The largest city
is also the capital Bogota.
Coffee is the principal crop,other principal crop ...

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