Talk:Vichada Department

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This is the department that has Gaviotas in it, I think. L Hamm 03:39, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Native peoples
''The Guahiboan language family is mainly confined to the savannah-like area known as the Colombian llanos with extensions into neighbouring Venezuela. With more than 20,000 people the Guahibo or Sikuani are the largest native group in eastern Colombia. Their territory covers most of the department of Vichada and parts of the departments of Arauca, Casanare, Guain´•a and Meta.''

Adelaar, Willem F. H. Languages of the Andes. West Nyack, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2004. p 162.

Piapoco: Colombia (Meta, Guan´•a, Vichada): 4,466 s.;  Indicating the presence of Piapoco speakers in Vichada Department.

Adelaar, Willem F. H. Languages of the Andes. West Nyack, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2004. p 611. L Hamm 21:09, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Economy
"For subnational governments, the budgetary inflexibility resulting from the earmarking of most of their revenues and the mandated spending linked to transfers can lead to unsustainable fiscal deficits, reflected in rising levels of debt. Only 12 departments achieved a fiscal surplus in 2000. Among the 20 that had fiscal imbalances, 9 had deficits exceeding 15 percent of their total revenue, and for Vichada the fiscal deficit was almost 150 percent of revenue (figure 16.1). Subnational governments also suffered serious effects from the country’s slow economic growth in 1999 and 2000."

Freire, Mila. Subnational Capital Markets in Developing Countries : From Theory to Practice. Herndon, VA, USA: World Bank, The, 2004. p 284. L Hamm 21:11, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 09:55, 30 April 2016 (UTC)