Colombia


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
  • 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
  • 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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