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Colombia Travel Fact Sheet

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Basic Info

Country Name

The Republic of Colombia

What the People are Called

Colombians

Ethnic Groups

86% non-ethnic population (includes 49% Mestizo and 37.0% White) 10.6% Black (includes Mulatto) 3.4% Amerindian 0.01% Roma

(2005 figures)

U.S. Embassy

Carrera 45, No. 24B-27 Bogotá, Colombia Tel: 011-57-1-275-2000, 2:00–3:00 p.m. (Colombian Standard Time) Fax: 011-57-1-275-4545 Email: IVBogota@state.gov, Attn: Adoptions Internet: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/

Canadian Embassy

Address: (Immigration) Carrera 7 #114-33 Piso 13 Bogotá, Colombia Address: (Consular and Passport) Carrera 7 #114-33 Piso 14 Bogotá, Colombia

Money

Peso

Time Zone

COT (UTC−5b)

Phone/Internet Information

Calling code +57 ISO 3166 code CO Internet TLD .co

Major Languages Spoken

Spanish 68 ethnic languages and dialects. English also official in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands.

Alphabet

Major holidays

Año Nuevo (New Year's Day) (January 1) Día de los Reyes Magos (Epiphany) (January 6[1]) Día de San José (Saint Joseph's Day) (March 19[1]) Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday) and Viernes Santo (Good Friday) (the Thursday and Friday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April) Primero de Mayo (Labor Day) (May 1) Ascensión del señor (Ascension of Jesus) (39 days after Easter Sunday[1]) Corpus Christi (60 days after Easter Sunday[1]) Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart) (68 days after Easter Sunday[1]) San Pedro y San Pablo (Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (June 29[1]) Declaration of Independence[2] (July 20) Battle of Boyacá[2] (August 7) La Asunción (Assumption of Mary) (August 15[1]) Día de la Raza (Columbus Day) (October 12[1]) All Saints’ Day (November 1[1]) Independence of Cartagena (November 11[1]) La Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception) (December 8) Navidad (Christmas Day) (December 25)

Source: Wikipedia Source: Public Holidays in Colombia