COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA IS LOCATED IN SOUTH AMERICA

• Colombia’s population is 47.7 million
• The area of Colombia is 439,735 mi squared
• Colombia boarders the Caribbean Sea

COLOMBIA HISTORY

• In 1982 Gabriel García Márquez was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
• In 2000 the U.S. gives Colombia almost one billion dollars to fight drug trafficking
• In 1991 a new constitution is adopted

Many Colombians have Spanish and native ancestors. A smaller percentage have European, black, and mixed. There is a younger population. A quarter of the population are under 15.

THE COLOMBIAN LIFESTYLE

• They love soccer. They call it football instead of soccer
• Religious holidays are very important in Colombia.
• They don’t believe in Santa Clause. They worship baby Jesus instead.

COLOMBIA CULTURE

• Soccer is the most liked sport in Colombia
• Religious holidays are very important
• They get a week off of school for Easter (The Holy Week)
• Instead of Santa Clause they celebrate Baby Jesus
• For Christmas they read 9 prayers

SOCIETY

• The president is Iván Duque
• For money they use a Colombian peso
• They are republic
• For one US dollar you can get 3,183.50 Peso’s

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