Facts and Figures

Full name: Colombia

Nationality 
        noun: Colombian(s) 
        adjective: Colombian

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Area
        total: 1,138,910 sq km 
        land: 1,038,700 sq km 
        water: 100,210 sq km 
        note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank

Population: 42,954,279 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Mestizo 58%
        White 20%
        Mulatto 14%
        Black 4% 
        Mixed black-Amerindian 3%
        Amerindian 1%

Capital: Bogota, population 5,240,000

Largest Cities
        Cali – 1,720,000
        Medelin – 1,630,000
        Cartagena – 750,000

Official Language: Spanish

Religion
        Roman Catholic 90%
        Other 10%

Political system: presidential/parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $281.1 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $6,600 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 3.6% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector 
        agriculture: 13.4% 
        industry: 32.1% 
        services: 54.5% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 5.9% (2004 est.)

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