Colombia’s 2017 peace talks with ELN | Fact sheet
After 52 years of bloody armed conflict and three years of some secret and some informal negotiations, the Colombian state and the ELN, the country’s last-standing rebel group, have agreed…
After 52 years of bloody armed conflict and three years of some secret and some informal negotiations, the Colombian state and the ELN, the country’s last-standing rebel group, have agreed…
Para-economics is a phenomenon in Colombia in which businesses use death squads to either evade labor laws, increase their assets or maximize profits. The practice was particularly common in the 1990s and 2000s but…
Updated crime and security statistics for Medellin, Colombia, including data on homicide, armed robbery and extortion.
Medellin, Colombia second largest city, in 2017 contributed 13.9% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) together with the surrounding Antioquia province.
Bogota generated 27% of Colombia’s GDP in 2017, making the capital the country’s largest and most developed economy.
Colombia once broke global kidnapping records, but the ongoing deescalation of the armed conflict and improved law enforcement has made the practice a minor threat for public security. The practice…
Bogota has traditionally enjoyed lower homicide rates than other major cities in Colombia. However, street crime in the capital is among the country’s highest. Locals’ security perception Homicide rate Homicide…
Some 4% of the world’s population has consumed cocaine in his or her life. That is almost 300 million people. Approximately half of this cocaine comes from Colombia. In 2016, 18 million…
Several illegal armed groups are active in Colombia, either for political purposes, drug trafficking or a bit of both. None of these groups are active in the entire national territory, but generally…