Colombia has unitary state, Presidential system, Constitutional republic. The country holds an election for the president, congress, and senate every four years. Colombia’s structure of government is comparable to the United States. This system was established in 1991, and is divided into three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. The president, who is elected for a four-year term, may serve two terms. Currently the president of Colombia is Juan Manuel Santos who was elected in 2010. On October 2012, Santos received the Shalom Prize "for his commitment to seeking peace in his country and worldwide."
Colombia's population is roughly 46 million, making it the third populated country in Latin America after Brazil and Mexico. The capital city is Bogota which has approximately 8 million residents. There are 3 main origins of the people of Colombia which are Spanish, African and various indigenous tribes(comprise 3.4% of the country's population and belong to 87 different tribes).
Colombia is home to mostly the Roman Catholic religion of 90%, which was vastly inherited by the Spaniards who originally settled in the country. Along with Roman Catholic includes 9% Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Mormon and 1% Indigenous religions. Spanish is the official language of Colombia where almost all residents speak it. However there are still a small group of indigenous tribes which still speak their own dialect. English is commonly spoken on the islands of San Andres and Providencia. The major exports within Colombia are Petroleum oils, crude (32%), Coal; briquettes (16%), Petroleum oils, refined (7%), Gold (5%), Coffee, not roasted (5%). Major trade export partners include, United States (41%), Netherlands (5%), China (5%), Ecuador (4%), Venezuela (3%).
Major trade imports include; Petroleum oils, refined (7%), Aircraft, spacecraft & launch vehicles (4%), Automatic data processing machines (4%),