| Country (long form) |
Republic of Colombia |
| Capital |
Bogota |
| Total Area |
439,735.61 sq mi
1,138,910.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Montana) |
| Population |
40,349,388 (July 2001 est.)
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| Estimated Population in 2050 |
64,534,230 |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Literacy |
91.3% total, 91.2% male, 91.4% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90% |
| Life Expectancy |
66.71 male, 74.55 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic; executive branch dominates government structure |
| Currency |
1 Colombian peso (Col$) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$6,200 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds |
| Agriculture |
coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp |
| Arable Land |
4% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
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