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Colombia GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Bogotá
Population
About 53 million
Area
About 1.14 million km²
Language · Script
Spanish · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Colombian peso (COP, $)
Time zone
UTC−5 (COT) · No daylight saving

Emergency & help lines

Emergency (all services)
123
Police
112
Fire
119
Red Cross · Ambulance
132

Traveler essentials

Country code
+57
Voltage · Plug
110–120V 60Hz · Type A/B
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Bogotá · Medellín · Cali · Barranquilla · Cartagena · Cúcuta · Bucaramanga · Pereira

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Jan 6 (moved to Monday)
Epiphany
Mar 19 (moved to Monday)
Saint Joseph's Day
Thursday before Easter
Holy Thursday
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Friday before Easter
Good Friday
May 1
Labour Day
Monday, 43 days after Easter
Ascension Day
Monday, 64 days after Easter
Corpus Christi
Monday, 71 days after Easter
Sacred Heart
Jun 29 (moved to Monday)
Saints Peter and Paul
Jul 20
Independence Day
Aug 7
Battle of Boyacá
Aug 15 (moved to Monday)
Assumption of Mary
Oct 12 (moved to Monday)
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Nov 1 (moved to Monday)
All Saints' Day
Nov 11 (moved to Monday)
Independence of Cartagena
Dec 8
Immaculate Conception
Dec 25
Christmas Day

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