Colombia

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  • Name: Republic of Colombia
  • Area: Located in northwestern South America, total area 1.141.748 Km2
  • Capital District: Bogotá, D.C., Distrito Capital
  • Main Cities: Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Manizales, Bucaramanga and Cartagena.
  • Religion: 95% of the population is Catholic
  • Language: the official language is Spanish
  • Currency: Colombian peso (COP)
  • Population: 44'000,000.
  • Climate: Tropical climate, with no seasons. The country has three mountain ranges that determine the climate.
    Low regions temperature: 75ºF - 80ºF
    High regions temperature: 50ºF - 60ºF
  • Power: 110 Volt, 60HZ Electric plug type: Types A and B
  • Housing: there are a wide variety of houses and apartments
  • Education: Colombian education system is of high quality. There are international school institutions (IB schools), single sex schools, and co-educational schools. Also there are American, German, French, Italian, Hebrew, and other nationalities schools.