Colombia: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 5.91272 / longitude: -74.48778

General information

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like University of the Andes, Colombia, National University of Colombia, University of Antioquia, Antonio Nariño University, Pontifical Javeriana University. The average length of time residents spend in school is 14 years (including tertiary education).

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Ajiaco, Bandeja paisa. You can find some UNESCO listed places: 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.

Geography

Bogotá serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Spanish. 1,141,748 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system is employed and the key cities are: Bogotá D.c., Bogotá, Localidad Suba, Localidad Engativá, Medellín.

Population

There are 48,884,000 inhabitants, or 0.656% of the population of planet earth. The median age of the population is 31.20 years with a birth growth rate of 0.54%.

Economy

The currency ISO code is COP and the currency symbol is $. In 2021 the GDP was $314,464,137,241 USD, which ranks it number 43 in the world. You need to pay 14950.00$ (that corresponds to $3.48 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia is a good place to find out more details on this country. The domain name ".co" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is CO, phone numbers start with +57

Summary

Flag
ISO code CO
Capital Bogotá
Population 48,884,000
World percentage 0.656%
Median age 31.20 years
Population growth rate 0.54%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Spanish
GDP (2021) $314,464,137,241
GDP position #43
Big Mac local price 14950.00$
Big Mac USD price $3.48
Currency code COP
Currency symbol $
School life expectancy 14 years
National dish Ajiaco, Bandeja paisa
TLD .co
Phone prefix +57
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia

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