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Complete details about Colombia in South America with capital city Santafé de Bogotá
| Country Name | Colombia (Colombia) |
| Country Code | COL |
| Capital City | Santafé de Bogotá |
| Continent | South America |
| Region | South America |
| Independence Year | 1810 |
| Population | 42321000 |
| Surface Area | 1138914.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 70.3 years |
| GNP | 102896.0 (old 105116.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arawakan (0.1%) Caribbean (0.1%) Chibcha (0.4%) Creole English (0.1%) Spanish [official] (99.0%) |
Major Cities |
Santafé de Bogotá, Santafé de Bogotá (population 6260862) Cali, Valle (population 2077386) Medellín, Antioquia (population 1861265) Barranquilla, Atlántico (population 1223260) Cartagena, Bolívar (population 805757) Cúcuta, Norte de Santander (population 606932) Bucaramanga, Santander (population 515555) Ibagué, Tolima (population 393664) Pereira, Risaralda (population 381725) Santa Marta, Magdalena (population 359147) Manizales, Caldas (population 337580) Bello, Antioquia (population 333470) Pasto, Nariño (population 332396) Neiva, Huila (population 300052) Soledad, Atlántico (population 295058) Armenia, Quindío (population 288977) Villavicencio, Meta (population 273140) Soacha, Cundinamarca (population 272058) Valledupar, Cesar (population 263247) Montería, Córdoba (population 248245) Itagüí, Antioquia (population 228985) Palmira, Valle (population 226509) Buenaventura, Valle (population 224336) Floridablanca, Santander (population 221913) Sincelejo, Sucre (population 220704) Popayán, Cauca (population 200719) Barrancabermeja, Santander (population 178020) Dos Quebradas, Risaralda (population 159363) Tuluá, Valle (population 152488) Envigado, Antioquia (population 135848) Cartago, Valle (population 125884) Girardot, Cundinamarca (population 110963) Buga, Valle (population 110699) Tunja, Boyacá (population 109740) Florencia, Caquetá (population 108574) Maicao, La Guajira (population 108053) Sogamoso, Boyacá (population 107728) Giron, Santander (population 90688) |
Colombia's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: CNN International | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:16:49 -0700 | |
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The incident involving US Secret Service agents and members of the US military allegedly hiring prostitutes before President Barack Obama visited Colombia was "almost certainly" not isolated, according to Sen. read full story |
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| Publisher: New York Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:36:15 -0700 | |
| Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan grilled by senators over Colombia hooker ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: CBS News | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:22:22 -0700 | |
| Secret Service boss: No Colombia security breach read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Tue, 22 May 2012 19:01:42 -0700 | |
| US Secret Service chief: no security breach from scandal read full story | ||
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:36:02 -0700 | |
| Sen. Collins claims Secret Service prostitution scandal wider than believed read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:31:59 -0700 | |
| Secret Service director testifies, as DHS investigates whether Colombia ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Bloomberg | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:21:38 -0700 | |
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Colombia's peso dropped the most in six months as concern that the sovereign-debt crisis is worsening in Europe sapped demand for higher-yielding assets. The peso plunged 1.2 percent to 1848.50 per US dollar at 9:37 am in Bogota, the biggest drop on a ... read full story |
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| Publisher: TIME | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:07:23 -0700 | |
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When Colombian politician Sigifredo López was freed in February 2009 by Marxist rebels after spending nearly seven years in captivity, his two sons were so thrilled that in their rush to embrace their father they nearly tackled him. read full story |
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| Publisher: Los Angeles Times | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:52:24 -0700 | |
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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentine officials on Tuesday found a bomb in a Buenos Aires auditorium where former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is scheduled to speak. Federal police said the crude explosive was discovered by employees at the Gran Rex Theater in ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Fox News | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:50:28 -0700 | |
| Police Defuse Bomb in Theater before Colombia Ex-President's Talk read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 17:57:24 -0700 | |
| Argentine police defuse firecracker 'bomb' hidden in theater ahead of Uribe speech read full story | ||
| Publisher: Huffington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:10:30 -0700 | |
| Alvaro Uribe Bomb Plot: Argentina Police Defuse Bomb Ahead Of Former Colombia ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: New York Times | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:39 -0700 | |
| Argentina: Bomb Was Set to Strike Former President of Colombia read full story | ||
| Publisher: Chicago Tribune | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:13:19 -0700 | |
| Small bomb found in Argentina ahead of Uribe visit read full story | ||
| Publisher: Telegraph.co.uk | Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:49 -0700 | |
| Bomb found in Buenos Aires theatre read full story | ||