The Republic of Colombia is a democratic State; the President is elected by popular vote for a period of 4 years and the position is occupied today by Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.

 

Political-administrative division:

32 departments and Bogota, Capital District. Colombia has six major regions: Andean, Caribbean, Pacific, Orinoquia, Amazonia and Insular.

 

Time Zone:

GMT +5 hours

 

National Holiday:

July 20

 

Currency:

The Colombian peso (COP or COL $) is the national currency of the Republic of Colombia. Its circulation is controlled by Banco de la República de Colombia.

 

Currency exchange:

Dollar: $ 1 =                   colombian pesos

Euro: € 1 = $ 3,070 Colombian pesos

These values ​​may change according to the representative market rate.

 

Electricity:

Domestic energy is 110-volts AC (110V AC, 60Hz). Electrical connectors or plugs are used with two flat pins or with a third round pin and it is easy to get current adapters as well as voltage regulators. We recommend to check the technical indications of the devices to be used in Colombia.

 

Population:

About 48 million people

 

Average temperature:

Bogotá: 13°C

Cartagena: 30°C

Medellín: 15°C

Barranquilla: 29°C

Amazonía Region:  26°C

 

Official language:

Spanish

 

Religion:

Catholic, with wide freedom of worship

 

Land borders:

2.219 kilómetros con Venezuela, 1.645 con Brasil, 1.626 con Perú, 585 con Ecuador y 226 con Panamá.

 

Maritime boundaries:

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, República Dominicana y Haití.

 

 

Coat of arms and emblems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact your embassy / consulate:

(Source: Chancellery of Colombia, https://goo.gl/Z2xebl)

National Tree:

the wax palm.

National music:

cumbia, vallenato and pop.

National Anthem

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National Bird

Andean condor

National Flower:

orchid catleya trianae.