Official Name: Republic of Colombia (República de Colombia)
Capital: Bogota, Capital District (D.C.)
Other important cities: Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga, Cucuta,
Manizales, Ibague, Neiva, Popayan and Pasto.

National day: July 20
Year of Declaration of Independence:1810

GEOGRAPHY
Area: 440,831 square miles (1,141,748 square kilometres), includes the San Andres
y Providencia archipelago.
Climate: Tropical. Varies according to the altitude.
Mountain Ranges: Occidental, Central, Oriental. (From the The Andean mountain range)
Highest Peak: Pico Cristobal Colon, 19,020 feet (5,800 meters).
Major Rivers: Magdalena, Cauca, Meta, Guaviare, Caquetá, Putumayo, Atrato,
Vaupés, Vichada.

DEMOGRAPHICS
Inhabitants: Approximately 45,5 millon
(DANE is the Colombian Department of Stadistics)

RELIGION
Roman Catholicism, 95.4%.

LANGUAGE
Spanish (official).

POLITICAL DIVISIONS
32 departments (states, provinces) since July 1991, 1 capital district.


GOVERNMENT

Form of Government: Unitary republic

Chief of State and Head of Government: President; elected to four-year terms.
Current Presidente:  GUSTAVO PETRO elected on August 7, 2022

Legislature: Congress; consists of Senate and House of Representatives; members elected
to four-year terms.

The legal voting age: 18 years


ECONOMY
Main Agricultural Products: Coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, fruits y flowers, sugarcane.

Main Mined Products: Emeralds, coal, petroleum (oil), natural gas, gold, iron ore.

Main Manufactured Products: Textiles, foods, chemicals, machinery, electrical devices,
transport equipment, metal products.

Main Exports: Coffee, oil and petroleum products, fruits, flowers, iron and steel,
textile and devices, cotton, leather.

Main Imports: Machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, etc.

Monetary unit: Peso ($COL)



LEGAL COLOMBIAN TIME ("click" on the clock on the left)
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) - 5 hours