Generally the climate is wet
and tropical. Summer is the
principal rainy season
although there is no
specific dry season.
Language:
The official language of Colombia is
Spanish. The Colombian Spanish accent is the variance of
Spanish language with an emphasis spoken in Colombia,
which has some typical features compare to the Spanish
spoken in Spain.
Currency:
The peso is the
currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is
COP and it is also
informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official
peso symbol is $.
The
population of Colombia in 2003 was estimated
by the United Nations at
44222000, which placed it as number 27 in population
among the 193 nation of the world.
Capital City:
Bogota is the
capital city of
Colombia. It is
also designated by the national constitution as the
capital of the department of
Cundinamarca.
