PPT about Colombia by Marga

1. COLOMBIA

2. LOCATION
Colombia It's a country located in America.
It's bordered by Venezuela (Northeast), Brasil
(Southeast), Perú and Ecuador (Southwest),
Pacific Ocean (West), Panamá (Northwest) and
Caribbean Ocean (North).

3. CAPITAL
The capital of Colombia is Bogotá.
It has a population of about 10.763.453.

4. FLAG
The flag of Colombia has a yellow stripe
taking up the top half of the flag and the
blue and red take up a quarter of the
bottom half.
Yellow represents all the gold found in the
Colombian land, blue represents the seas
on Colombia's shores and red represents
the blood spilled for Colombia's
independence.

5. COAT OF ARMS
The coat of arms consists on many symbols.
It represents the history and culture of Colombia.

6. Important information
 Colombia has a total area of 1.141.748
 It has a population of 48.014.026.
 The currency is the Peso

7. LANGUAGES
The most common language is Spanish,
also called Castilian; 65 Amerindian
languages, two Creole languages and the
Romani language are also spoken in the
country. English has official status in the
San Andrés, Providencia and Santa
Catalina Islands.
In addition to Colombian Spanish, a total of
101 languages are listed for Colombia in
the Ethnologue database.

8. GOVERNMENT
The Government is a republic with
separation of powers into executive,
judicial and legislative branches.
The name of president is Juan Manuel
Santos.

9. FOOD
Some of the most common ingredients are:
cereals such as rice and maize; tubers
such as potato and cassava; assorted
legumes; meats, including beef, chicken,
pork and goat; fish; and seafood.
Arepa: is a flatbread made of
ground maize dough or cooked flour.

10. SPORTS
The most practiced sport is Soccer
Colombia has also excelled in sports such
as taekwondo, shooting, wrestling, judo, bow
ling, athletics and has a long tradition
in weightlifting.
One of the better bowling players is Juan
Francisco Gomez.

11. RELIGION
Based on various studies and a survey, about 90%
of the population adheres to Christianity, the
majority of which (70.9%) are Roman Catholic.
16.7% of Colombians adhere
to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism), 4.7%
are Atheists and Agnostics, 3.5% claim to believe in
God, but they don't believe in religion. 1.8% of
Colombians belong to other religions.

12. CURIOSITIES
Some famous musicians are Shakira and
Juanes.
One famous writer is Jaime Posada Díaz.