COLOMBIA :

• Produces the richest coffee in the world.
• Is an important exporter of bananas and exotic fruits.
• Has the biggest export-oriented steam coal mine in the world, "El Cerrejón North Zone", an open pit mine capable of producing 15 million metric tons of coal per year.
• Is the second richest country in bird species in the world, after Brazil.
• Has abundant oil and natural gas reserves.
• Is an important producer of platinum, gold and silver.
• Is the second richest country in biodiversity in the world, after Brazil.
• Is the major world source of emeralds.