Location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Population: 44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages: Spanish
National holiday: Independence Day, 20 July (1810)
Currency (code): Colombian peso (COP)
Exchange rates: Colombian pesos per US dollar - 2,078.9 (2007), 2,358.6 (2006), 2,320.75 (2005), 2,628.61 (2004), 2,877.65 (2003)
