GENERAL INFORMATION

2001 Population : 42,3 million
Urban population (2000): 75%
Population in Bogota: 8.500.000 inhabitants
Population Density: 40,7 habitants per km2
Population Growth (2002): 1,8% annual
Life Expectancy (2000) : 72 years
Birth rate per woman (2000): 2.6
Child Mortality in children 5 years or younger: 2.34%
Malnutrition in children under 5 years old: 6.7%
Distribution for Race: 58% Mestizo (Mix between caucasion and Indigenous), 20% caucasion, 14% Mulato (mix between black and white), 4% Black, 3% Zambo (Mix between black and indigenous), 1% Indígenous
Structure of the society according to age:
0-14 years: 33% (Men 6,474,927; Women 6,321,404)
15-64 years: 62% (Men 11,725,078; Women 12,333,982)
Older than 65 years old: 5% (Men 780,486; Women 945,072) (July 1998 est.)

Footprints and its South American Handbook describes Colombians in the following way:

"Colombia has many beautiful landscapes and places, but this is only half ot the story. The greatest attraction of Colombia is its people, and it's not for nothing that Colombia is known as Locombia. Its people are total optimists, insanely exuberant, terribly romantic and it's impossible to not fall in love with Colombians. If you ask people who know and visit Latin America what is their favorite country in the region, 9 out of 10 will say it's Colombia."

South American Handbook

 

 

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