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Colombia How To

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Formal Name	Republic of Colombia (República de Colombia)
Capital	Bogotá
Main Cities	Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena
Official Language	Spanish
Currency	Colombian Peso (COP)
Dialling Code	+57
Emergency numbers	112/123
Time Zone	UTC/GMT -5
Daylight Savings Time	DST is not observed in Colombia
Units of Measure	Metric System
Electricity	110 volts; frequency of 60 hertz. Plug types A and B
Government	Republic
Population	46,245,297 (July 2014 est.)
Climate	Tropical along the coast and eastern plains; cool in highlands
Land Surface	1,038,700 sq km (including Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank)
Coastline	3,208 Km
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