Republic of Colombia
República de Colombia (Spanish)
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Motto: "Libertad y Orden" (Spanish)
"Freedom and Order" | |
Anthem: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia (Spanish)
(English: "National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia") | |
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Location of Colombia (dark green) in South America (grey) | |
Capital and largest city |
Bogotá 4°35′N 74°4′W / 4.583°N 74.067°W / 4.583; -74.067 |
Official languages | Spanisha |
Recognized regional languages | 68 ethnic languages and dialects. English is also official in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. |
Ethnic groups (2005) |
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Demonym | Colombian |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• President
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Juan Manuel Santos |
• Vice President
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Óscar Naranjo |
• President of the Congress
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Efraín Cepeda |
• President of the Supreme Court
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Rigoberto Echeverri |
Legislature | Congress |
• Upper house
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Senate |
• Lower house
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Chamber of Representatives |
Independence from Spain | |
• Declared
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July 20, 1810 |
• Recognized |
August 7, 1819 |
• Last unitarisation |
1886 |
• Current constitution
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July 4, 1991 |
Area | |
• Total |
1,141,748 km2 (440,831 sq mi) (25th) |
• Water (%) |
8.8 (17th) |
Population | |
• May 2018 estimate |
49,755,971 (29th) |
• 2005 census |
42,888,592 |
• Density |
40.74/km2 (105.5/sq mi) (173rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total |
$747.024 billion (31st) |
• Per capita |
$14,992 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total |
$322.489 billion (32nd) |
• Per capita |
$6,472 |
Gini (2017) |
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HDI (2015) |
![]() high · 95th |
Currency | Peso (COP) |
Time zone | COT (UTC−5b) |
Date format | dd−mm−yyyy (CE) |
Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +57 |
ISO 3166 code | CO |
Internet TLD | .co |
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