The capital of Colombia is Bogotá
Colombia is in South America, therefore their Winter is warmer and their summer is colder. It is mostly warm though, because of its location next to the equator.
Colors of the flag are commonly interpreted in two ways: One version indicates that the yellow symbolizes sovereignty and justice, blue as loyalty and vigilance, and red represents the valor shown and the victory achieved during the battles for independence from Spain.
Two major foods served in Colombia are, Valluna, and Carimañola they are both main dishes. They are fancy main dishes. .
Chuleta Valluna, Lomo de Cerdo apanado or empanizado is one of the most popular dishes in Colombian Restaurants. This Pork dish is a traditional dish from El Valle department of Colombia. Chuleta Valluna it is usually served with beans and rice or just with salad, yuca, potatoes or plantains on the side.
Carimañola is a Panamanian cuisine meat-pie in a torpedo-shaped yuca fritter, stuffed with cheese, seasoned ground meat or shredded chicken and fried
The population in Colombia in the year of 2013 was 47.12 million people.
Colombia officially acknowledges three ethnic minority groups: the Afro-Colombian, indigenous, and Romani populations. The Afro-Colombian population consists mainly of blacks, mulattoes, raizals, palenqueros, and zambos (a term used since colonial times for individuals of mixed Amerindian and black ancestry).(86% Mestizo and White: 10.6% Black: (includes Mulatto): 3.4% Amerindian: 0.01% Roma)
The money
The exchange rate from Colombian Pesos and the United States is 1 USD= 2,921.24 COP
Colombia is Latin America's fourth largest and Middle America's second largest economy measured by gross domestic produce. Petroleum is Colombia's main export, making over 45% of Colombia's exports. Manufacturing makes up nearly 12% of Colombia's exports, and grows at a rate of over 10% a year. Colombia has the fastest growing information technology industry in the world and has the longest fibre optic network in Latin America.
The Government of Colombia is a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches. Its legislature has a congress, its judiciary has a supreme court, and its executive branch has a president.[1]
The history of Colombia includes the settlements and societies originally inhabited by indigenous peoples, most notably, the Muisca Confederation, Quimbaya Civilization, and Tairona Chiefdoms; the Spanish arrived in 1499 and initiated a period of conquest and colonization, most noteworthy being Spanish conquest of the Muisca; ultimately creating the Viceroyalty of New Granada, with its capital at Bogotá. Independence from Spain was won in 1819, but by 1830 the "Gran Colombia" Federation was dissolved. They are still a free country, like ours, today. What is now Colombia and Panama emerged as the Republic of New Granada. The new nation experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation (1858), and then the United States of Colombia (1863), before the Republic of Colombia was finally declared in 1886. Panama seceded in 1903. Since the 1960s, the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict, which escalated in the 1990s, but then decreased from 2005 onward. The legacy of Colombia's history has resulted in one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world giving rise to a rich cultural heritage; while varied geography, and the imposing landscape of the country has resulted in the development of very strong regional identities.
The official national language of Colombian is Spanish.
Two most popular is Catholicism and Protestantism. The next most popular are the people who aren't to any religion.
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