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The main destination of Colombia's banana exports is the EU, and the second is the United States. Given the importance of the EU's banana market for Colombia and for Latin America, the outcome of the continuing disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO) with regard to quotas and tariffs is a major issue to this sector. In November 2007, the ...
The economy of Colombia is the fourth largest in Latin America as measured by gross domestic product [19] and the third-largest economy in South America. [20] [21] Throughout most of the 20th century, Colombia was Latin America's 4th and 3rd largest economy when measured by nominal GDP, real GDP, GDP (PPP), and real GDP at chained PPPs.
Colombia is the only country in the world that permits aerial-spraying of drug producing crops. [11] In many cases the spraying is carried out by American contractors, such as DynCorp. [12] [13] Colombia rejects threats of the United States of America after the threat to decertify the country as a partner in counter-narcotics efforts.
Colombia's designer clothing is a segment of the industry that has received international recognition in recent years. [1] Colombia's chemical industry is composed mainly of petrochemicals and agrochemicals. The petrochemical industry includes plastics, synthetic fibers, paint, and rubber. Petrochemical production accounted for 27 percent of ...
Frozen food, wine, potatoes, fruits and other Mid-Columbia produce move east by rail. The new operator has agreements with the Port of Walla Walla, well as Columbia Rail, a local rail operator, to ...
Colombia's production of natural gas in 2007 was entirely for domestic consumption, when it amounted to 7.7 billion cubic meters, or 0.3 percent of world output. In 2005 Colombia had an estimated 4 trillion cubic feet of commercial natural gas reserves that should last until about 2022.
Columbia had more than 100 boil water advisories last year, and the year before that. Charleston and Greenville had zero. Here’s why.
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