World Region Information --- Colombia Information
We are researching the regional information of Colombia. Colombia is a country located at the northern tip of South America. We will feature information that seems good to know when expanding into Colombia.
It is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Panama to the northwest, Ecuador and Peru to the south, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Approximately 1.14 million km2
Medellin(2.38 million), Cali(2.17 million), Barranquilla(1.21 million), Cartagena(880,000), etc.
Approximately 50.37 million people
87.58% Caucasian (Castizo and Mestizo), 6.68% Afro-Colombian (including mixed), 4.31% American Indian, Other
Spanish. English is also an official language in the archipelagoes of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catarina.
Christianity dominates
There are Native American, Spanish, other European, African, American, Caribbean, Middle Eastern influences, and other Latin American cultural influences.
- Barrio Getsemani
- Plaza Botero
- Museo De Antioquia
- Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
- Tayrona National Natural Park
- Museo Botero
- Providencia Island
- Parque Tematico Hacienda Napoles
There are nine years of compulsory education.
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Universidad de los Andes
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia
1819 Gran Colombia formed with Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela
1829-30 Venezuela and Ecuador leave. Dissolution of Gran Colombia
1899-1903 Thousand days war. Panama becomes independent
1948-57 civil war. era of violence
1991 New constitution enacted
It is a presidential democratic republic. The President is the head of state and head of government. The parliament is bicameral.
- Casa de Narino(Palacio de Narino)
- El Capitolio Nacional
- Corte Suprema de Justicia
$6,744
It is a market economy that is undergoing rapid urbanization and industrialization from an agricultural economy.
Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname
