Capital:
Bogota
Area:
1,141,748 sq km / 440,715 sq ml
Language:
Spanish
Currency:
Colombian Peso
Population:
41,662,073
Life expectancy:
66 (men), 72 (women)
Literacy rate:
88%
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Andes mountains run north / south, flat coastline in west, plains (IIanos) in east, almost half the country is forested
Ethnic distribution:
Mixed Spanish, Indian, African decent
Exports:
Emeralds (world's largest producer), coffee (world's second largest producer), bananas, cotton, meat, sugar, oil, tobacco, petroleum, cut flowers
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