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Learn Spanish abroad - Important facts about Colombia
National name: República de Colombia
Location: South America
Capital: Bogota
Population: 44,928,970 (June 2009 est.)
Population Density:
104 per sq km.
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The census data in Colombia does not record ethnicity, other than that of those identifying themselves as members of particular minority ethnic groups, so overall percentages are essentially estimates from other sources and can vary from one to another.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the majority of the population (58%) is mestizo, or of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. 20% is of European ancestry only (predominantly of Spanish, with some Italian, Portuguese and German ancestry), 14% mulatto (of mixed European and black African ancestry), 4% of black African ancestry only, and 3% zambo (of mixed Amerindian and black African ancestry). Pure indigenous Amerindians comprise only 1% of the population.The overwhelming majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 101 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database, of which 80 are spoken today as living languages. Most of these belong to the Chibchan, Arawak and Cariban linguistic families. The Quechua language, spoken in the Andes region of the country, has also extended more northwards into Colombia, mainly in urban centers of major cities. There are currently about 500,000 speakers of indigenous languages.
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Area : 1,141,748 km2 (440,839 sq mi)
Bordering countries: Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by Panama
Language: Spanish (official),
Goverment: Presidential republic
Religion:
95% of the population adheres to Christianity,the vast majority of which (between 81% and 90%) are Roman Catholic. About 1% of Colombians adhere to indigenous religions and under 1% to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Time: (UTC -5)
Currency: Peso (COP)
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 Amazonas |
Leticia |
| 2 |
 Antioquia |
Medellín |
| 3 |
 Arauca |
Arauca |
| 4 |
 Atlántico |
Barranquilla |
| 5 |
 Bolívar |
Cartagena |
| 6 |
 Boyacá |
Tunja |
| 7 |
 Caldas |
Manizales |
| 8 |
 Caquetá |
Florencia |
| 9 |
 Casanare |
Yopal |
| 10 |
 Cauca |
Popayán |
| 11 |
 Cesar |
Valledupar |
| 12 |
 Chocó |
Quibdó |
| 13 |
 Córdoba |
Montería |
| 14 |
 Cundinamarca |
Bogotá |
| 15 |
 Guainía |
Inírida |
| 16 |
 Guaviare |
San José del Guaviare |
| 17 |
 Huila |
Neiva |
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| 18 |
 La Guajira |
Riohacha |
| 19 |
 Magdalena |
Santa Marta |
| 20 |
 Meta |
Villavicencio |
| 21 |
 Nariño |
Pasto |
| 22 |
 North Santander |
Cúcuta |
| 23 |
 Putumayo |
Mocoa |
| 24 |
 Quindío |
Armenia |
| 25 |
 Risaralda |
Pereira |
| 26 |
 San Andrés, Providencia
and Santa Catalina |
San Andrés |
| 27 |
 Santander |
Bucaramanga |
| 28 |
 Sucre |
Sincelejo |
| 29 |
 Tolima |
Ibagué |
| 30 |
 Valle del Cauca |
Cali |
| 31 |
 Vaupés |
Mitú |
| 32 |
 Vichada |
Puerto Carreño |
| 33 |
 Capital District |
Bogotá |
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