Colombia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Colombia

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $314,464,137,241 USD, placing it at position 43 in the market. In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 14950.00$ (that corresponds to $3.48 USD). The local currency (COP) is represented by the symbol $.

Education

On average citizens spend 14 years in school (including higher education). Well known universities are: University of the Andes, Colombia, National University of Colombia, University of Antioquia, Antonio Nariño University, Pontifical Javeriana University.

Population

In this country, the median age is 31.20 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.54%. Around 48,884,000 people live in this country, or 0.656% of all people on earth.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena, Los Katíos National Park, Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox, National Archeological Park of Tierradentro, San Agustín Archaeological Park. Example of famous dishes in this country: Ajiaco, Bandeja paisa.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Spanish. The capital of this country is Bogotá and the country has a border with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela. The area of the country is 1,141,748 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Bogotá D.c., Bogotá, Localidad Suba, Localidad Engativá, Medellín.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia. Phone numbers start with +57, the ISO code is CO, the domain name ".co" is used by the country's websites

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