There is a country in South America known as the Republic of Colombia. Let’s find out more about this Country.
Facts
- Capital
- Bogota
- Languages
- Spanish
- Creole English
- And 64 other languages
- Ethnic Groups
- 87.8% Mestizo-White
- 6.84% Afro-Colombians
- 4.31% indigenous
- 0.05% Raizal
- 0.01% Palenquero
- 0.01% Romani
- 1.35% Not stated
- Religion
- 87% Christianity
- 70.2% Catholicism
- 16.8% other Christian
- 11.1% No religion
- 1.9% Other
- 87% Christianity
- Independence from Spain
- Declared
- July 20, 1810
- Recognized
- August 7, 1819
- Last unitisation
- August 5, 1866
- Secession of Panama
- November 6, 1903
- Current Consitution
- July 4, 1991
- Declared
- Population
- 52,085,170 (27th)
History
Colombian history dates back to the 11th millennium BC. I mean, that was a long time ago. That was the time of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense inhabits.
In the 21st century, they have car bombs going off. A stock market and is known as the Cocanie capital of the world.
Thoughts
I could go on about Columbia, but the link below is all about that. That is where I got the information. It was an exciting place to visit. I could go back and explore some more.
Colombia. (2024, January 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
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