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Geographic Location• South AmericaSouth America --Latin AmericaLatin America

• Southern hemisphereSouthern hemisphere -located in Northern South America-located in Northern South America

• SizeSize

--1,138,910 sq. km1,138,910 sq. km

-5 x larger than all of Korea (North/South)

• From Korea -14,848 km (Bogotá to Seoul)

-22 hours flying time

-14 hours time difference (9pm Seoul = 7am Colombia)

• Population - Colombia 43,000,000 Korea 48,422,000

ClimateClimate

• Climatic Zones - 4 climatic zones based on altitude not season

• Hot Zone -under 900m average temp 24-38 degrees (86%)

• Temperate Zone

-900m to 1980m average temp 25° daytime / 15°night (8%)

• Cold Zone

-1980m to 3500m average temperature between 10°/ 19°(5%)

• Snowy zone

-3500m to 4500m average temp 10° and -5°(1%)

HistoryHistory• 1500: Spain discovers Colombia• 1525: Spain colonizes Colombia

• 1810: Independence• 1886: Republic

• 1910: Panama separates from Colombia

• 1953-1957: Military coup• 1958-Present: Democracy

CurrencyCurrency• Peso ($)

• W1000= $2430 COP

• W2000 can buy you a big lunch

Spanish Language

• 500 million people speak Spanish

• Mother tongue of 350 million people in

21 countries

• Spoken as the primary or secondary

language in 28 countries

• Second most used language for

international communication

• One of the six official languages of the

United Nations

• Number of native Spanish speakers is equal to native English speakers

FlagFlag

• Yellow -Gold found in Colombia by the Spanish -Sovereignty and Justice

• Blue -Signifies the two oceans surrounding Colombia -Loyalty and Vigilance

• Red -Signifies the blood that was shed and the valor shown

during Colombia's fight for independence from Spain

RegionsRegions

Santa Fe de Bogotá Santa Fe de Bogotá • Capital city• Founded: 1538• Population: 7 million• Largest city in Colombia• Altitude:2620m

MedellinMedellin• Population: 2,300,000• Location: Andean

region• Coffee region• 2nd largest city in

Colombia

Cartagena• Population: 1 million • Founded: 1533• Fort City• Location: Caribbean Sea• UNESCO World Heritage

City (1984)

Barranquilla

• Population:2,100,000• Founded:1629• Region: Atlantic• Port city known as

“Colombia's Golden Gate”• Carnaval de Barranquilla

Amazonia (Rainforest)

Andes Region

Natural Resources• Coffee (2nd)• Flowers• Emeralds(1st)• Petroleum• Sugar cane(9th)

Colombian Food

Colombian Food

Sports• Soccer (Football)• Inline speed skating• Formula One• Cycling• Track and Field

Festivals and Events

Transportation

Famous Colombians