Columbia - quick facts

Full Name: Republic of Colombia
Capital City: Bogota
Area: 1,141,748 sq km / 440,829 sq miles
Population: 45,000,000
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -5 ()
Languages: Spanish (official) - Spanish is the official language; there are also about 65 indigenous languages.
Religion: Catholic (95%), with the remainder a mixture of traditional, Episcopal & Jewish faiths
Currency: Columbian Peso (Col$)
Electricity: 110V 60HzHz
Country Dialing Code: 57
Weights Measures System: Metric
Government Type: republic
Government Leaders: Alvaro Uribe Valez, President (head of state and government)