Facts for the Traveller
Population: 43000000
Area: 1141748km²
Capital: Bogotá
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Country dialing code: 57
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 110V, 60Hz
Government type: republic
President: Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Religions:
Catholic (90%), with the remainder a mixture of traditional, Episcopal & Jewish faiths