Colombia: Introduction

Capital: Bogotá D.C. (Capital District)

Population

Total Population: 46,294,841

Annual Growth Rate: 1.4%

Density: 42 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 75.1%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Bogotá (8,250,000); Medellín (3,400,000); Cali (2,700,000); Barranquilla (1,800,000); Bucaramanga (1,050,000).

Ethnic Origins: 64% mixed ethnic origins, 11% Afro-Colombians, 20% white, 3% Amerindians.

Official Language: Spanish.

Other Languages Spoken: There are still approximately 60 Amerindian languages in Colombia, and palenquero which is spoken by the Afro-descendants of the Palenque region.

Business Language(s): Spanish, English.

Religion: Catholics 95.2%, Others 4.8%.

Literacy Rate: 92.8%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Bogotá

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)

Country Overview

Area: 1,141,750 km²

Type of State: Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market.
Rich in mineral resources; the underground economy is very active.

HDI*: 0.689/1

HDI (World Rank): 79/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

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Low: 11° | High: 20°

Humidity: 87% | Wind: 10 km/h
Sunrise: 6:12 am | Sunset: 6:06 pm

Bogota, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Colombia, Dial 005, 007 or 009
To Make a Call to Colombia, Dial To call a landline: +57 then the department code and the 7 figure telephone number. To call a mobile phone: +57 then the number of the mobile phone.

Internet Suffix: .co

Computers: 4.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 15.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 38.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 86% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	26,162	32,897	39,669	32,898	40,683
Exports of Goods (million USD)	24,391	29,991	37,626	32,853	39,820
Imports of Services (million USD)	5,428	6,170	7,131	6,860	8,042
Exports of Services (million USD)	3,301	3,559	4,058	4,109	4,271

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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