Geography

The main natural resources in Colombia are, coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nickel, gold, silver, copper, platinum as well as emeralds. The geography of Colombia is divided into five natural regions, Andean region, caribbean region, pacific region, Orinoquia region, in addition to the Amazon region. The Andes mountains form the most populated region of Colombia and contain the majority of the country's urban centres. The city includes the cities of Medellín (Entourage), Manizales and Pereira as well as the country's capital Bogota. The Caribbean lowlands region is in roughly the shape of a triangle, the longest side of which is the coastline, and most of the country's commerce occurs within this region. The pacific region is the least populated area in colombia, and is a region of jungle and swamp with considerable but little-exploited potential in minerals and other resources and Buenaventura is the only port of any size on the coast. The Orinoquia region also a less populated area in Colombia covers almost 60% of the country's land mass, it is a region of extensive cattle raising. The final region, the amazon region which is home to many of the nation's rivers and the Río Guaviare divides eastern Colombia into the llanos subregion in the north and the tropical rainforest, or selva, subregion in the south.