Brief Introduction Capital: Bogotá Area: total: 1141748sq km The important Festival: National day: July 20 Population: 44530000 Language: Spanish Currency: COP

Columbia

Geography

Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama.

Administrative divisions

32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Distrito Capital de Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada .

Economy – overview

Several international financial institutions have praised the economic reforms introduced by President URIBE and have pledged enough funding to cover Colombia's debt servicing costs in 2003.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Colombiano, El, Diario Deportivo, Espectador, El, Nuevo Siglo, El, Periódico de Alberto Zalamea, El, Portafolio, República, La , Tiempo, El.

Broadcast:

Caracol Radio, Colombia Universal, RCN - Red Continental de Noticias.