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**Airbornelawyer** · 08-22-2005, 12:06

Additional general resources, statistics and overviews:

Country guides from various diplomatic services:

U.S. State Department: Background Note: Colombia
U.S. Embassy, Bogotá: About Colombia
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs: Country Information: Colombia
U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country Profile: Colombia
France, Ministère des Affaires étrangères: Colombie
Germany, Auswärtiges Amt: Kolumbien

Library of Congress: Colombia: A Country Study - Note: this was published in 1990, so should only be referenced for non-dated information.

Wikipedia entry: Colombia - Note: wikis may be edited by anyone, so while the information here may be more up-to-date, there are also reliability issues, as persons may alter information. Any information on a controversial topic, such as narcotics trafficking or the role of the autodefensas, should be verified by other sources.

EDITED TO ADD: Country Profile from the Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Colombia.pdf . Basically, a 26-page country study updating and summarizing the main country study. PDF format. Dated December 2004.

08-22-2005, 12:06	#6
Airbornelawyer Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,938	Additional general resources, statistics and overviews: Country guides from various diplomatic services: U.S. State Department: Background Note: Colombia U.S. Embassy, Bogotá: About Colombia Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs: Country Information: Colombia U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country Profile: Colombia France, Ministère des Affaires étrangères: Colombie Germany, Auswärtiges Amt: Kolumbien Library of Congress: Colombia: A Country Study - Note: this was published in 1990, so should only be referenced for non-dated information. Wikipedia entry: Colombia - Note: wikis may be edited by anyone, so while the information here may be more up-to-date, there are also reliability issues, as persons may alter information. Any information on a controversial topic, such as narcotics trafficking or the role of the autodefensas, should be verified by other sources. EDITED TO ADD: Country Profile from the Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Colombia.pdf . Basically, a 26-page country study updating and summarizing the main country study. PDF format. Dated December 2004. Last edited by Airbornelawyer; 08-22-2005 at 15:54.
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