| LAND Area: 1,138,914 sq km (439,737 sq mi). Capital and largest city: Bogota (1985 est. pop., 3,982,941). Elevations: Highest--Cristobal Colon Peak, 5,775 m (18,947 ft); lowest--sea level, along the coast. | PEOPLE Population (1992 est.): 34,296,941; density: 30.1 persons per sq km (78 per sq mi). Distribution (1989): 67% urban, 33% rural. Annual growth (1991): 1.9%. Official language: Spanish. Major religion: Roman Catholicism. |
| EDUCATION AND HEALTH Literacy (1990 est.): 87% of adult population. Universities (1987): 34. Hospital beds (1983): 6,651. Physicians (1984): 23,250. Life expectancy (1992): women--74; men--69. Infant mortality (1992): 31 per 1,000 live births. | ECONOMY GDP (1990 est.): $45 billion; $1,300 per capita. Labor distribution (1981): Services--53%; agriculture--26%; industry--21%; Foreign trade (1991): Imports--$6.1 billion; exports--$7.5 billion; Principal trade partners--United States, European Community, Japan. Currency: 1 Colombian peso = 100 centavos. |
| GOVERNMENT Type: republic. Government leader (1994): Ernesto Samper--president. Legislature: Congress. Political subdivisions: 32 departments, 1 special district. | COMMUNICATIONS Railroads (1987): 3,236 km (2,011 mi) total. Roads (1986): 106,218 km (66,000 mi) total. Major ports: 7. Major airfields: 11. |
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