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Region: South America

Capital: Santafe de Bogotá, or Bogotá

Population: 49,084,840

Area Total: 1,138,910

Area Land: 1,038,700

Climate: Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bogota 7,102,602 2020
Cali 2,392,877 2020
Medellin 1,999,979 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 49,084,840
Area Total: 1,138,910km2
Area Land: 1,038,700km2
Coast Line: 3,208km
Capital: Santafe de Bogotá, or Bogotá
Climate: Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands.
Languages: Spanish
Currency: 1 Colombian peso (Col$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 20 July (1810), Boyaca Day is 7 August (1819)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 74.60°F
July: °C / 75.60°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 70.2"


Boundaries
Venezuela 2,050 km
Brazil 1,643 km
Peru 1,496 km
Ecuador 590 km
Panama 225 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 58.00%
European descent 20.00%
Mulatto 14.00%
African descent 4.00%
African-indigenous mix 3.00%
Indigenous 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 90.00%
Other 10.00%

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