Hi guys,our school’s annual multicultral day is BACK WITH A BANG!!!And my class year 7 is doing colombia.So i will like to share my knowlegde with you.

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru.Capital: Bogotá,Dialing code: +57,Recognized regional languages: 68 local languages and dialects,Currency: Colombian peso,Official languages: Spanish, English

I am going to give you some fun facts about the place.

• The official name of Colombia is the Republic of Colombia.
• The name “Colombia” is derived from the last name of the explorer Christopher Columbus.
• 99% of the population speak Spanish, the official language of Colombia. There are also many indigenous languages spoken throughout the country.
• Colombia shares a land border with 5 countries including Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
• Colombia is the only country in South America that has a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
• Bogotá is the capital of Colombia. It is the second largest capital city in South America and at 2640 m (8661 ft) it is one of the highest capital cities in the world.
• Colombia has a population of over 45 million people (45,745,783) as of July 2013.
• Colombia is classed as a “megadiverse” country, ranking as the 2nd most biodiverse country in the world. It has the highest amount of species by area in the world, including the most endemic species of butterflies, the most orchid species, the most amphibian species and more species of bird than all of Europe and North America combined.