Capital: Bogotá
Population: 46,245,297 (July 2014 est)
Climate: Tropical along the coast and eastern plains; cooler in the highlands
Language: Spanish (official)
Total area: 1,138,910 sq km
Ethnic groups: Mestizo (58%), white (20%), multi-racial (14%), black (4%), mixed black-Amerindian (3%), Amerindian (1%)
Religion: Roman Catholic (90%), other (10%)
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
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