COLOMBIA

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Colombia People

Country Name: Republic of Colombia

Capital City: Bogota

Population: 43,593,035 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.46% (2006 est.)

Currency: Colombian peso (COP)

Languages: Spanish

Area: 1,138,910 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 11.1% (2006)

Domain extension: .co

PEOPLE OF COLOMBIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

29.8% (male 6,696,471/female 6,539,612)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

64.8% (male 14,012,140/female 14,732,874)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

5.4% (male 1,042,645/female 1,355,856) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

26.6 years

Median Age - male:

25.6 years

Median Age - female:

27.5 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.433% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.024 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.951 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.769 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.961 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.27 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.44 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

76.24 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Colombian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Languages:

Spanish