Colombia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Colombia

Population

There are 48,884,000 people here, or 0.656% of the world's population. The median age of the population is 31.20 years with a birth growth rate of 0.54%.

Economy

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

Geography

1,141,748 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Bogotá D.c., Bogotá, Localidad Suba, Localidad Engativá, Medellín. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Spanish. This nation's capital is Bogotá and the country shares a border with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Culture

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. Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Ajiaco, Bandeja paisa.

Education

The inhabitants stay 14 years in school (tertiary education included). 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.

Good to know

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

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