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Also Known As Republic of Colombia • República de Colombia • Estado de Nueva Granada
Head Of State And Government President: Gustavo Petro
Capital Bogotá
Population (2025 est.) 53,485,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 3920.646 Colombian peso
Form Of Government unitary, multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate [102]; House of Representatives [166])
Official Language Spanish
Official Religion none1
Official Name República de Colombia (Republic of Colombia)
Total Area (Sq Km) 1,141,748
Total Area (Sq Mi) 440,829
Monetary Unit peso (Col$)
Population Rank (2025) 27
Population Projection 2030 53,379,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 121.3
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 46.8
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 82.7% • Rural: (2024) 17.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 71.3 years • Female: (2022) 78.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2020) 95% • Female: (2020) 96%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 356,116
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 6,810
1The 1973 concordat with the Vatican declares that Roman Catholicism is of fundamental importance to Colombia.

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