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ColombIA FACTS FOR KIDS
- Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America and the Pacific Ocean.
- The Venezuelan, Ecuadorian and Colombian flag are similar because, between 1822 to 1830, the three were one single country called Gran Colombia.
- Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after only Brazil, which is ten times larger.
- Although the Spanish language is the official language of Colombia, it has 65 indigenous languages.
- Colombia is the most populous nation in Spanish-speaking South America and the third in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
- There are 18 Colombian holidays per year; the only country with more national holidays is India.
- The Colombian national anthem plays twice a day in public television and radio stations, according to the Colombian government.
- It has the highest amount of species by area worldwide, including more bird species than all of Europe and North America combined.
- In 2013, Medellin, the second-largest city of Colombia, was named the most innovative city.
- 35% of Colombia’s territory is part of the Amazon rainforest, with a total area of 248,000 square miles.
- Tena emerald, the most valuable emerald in the world, was found in Muzo, Colombia, in 1999.
- The country has 59 national parks and protected areas, which span a total of 77,220 sq miles, so one-sixth of Colombia’s land mass.
BONUS ColombIA FACTS FOR KIDS
- Cattleya trianae orchid species, often called the “May flower” or “May lily,” has been the national flower of Colombia since 1936.
- Colombian emeralds are natural resources found in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes mountains; Colombia also has natural gas reserves.
- Colombia’s most popular sport is football, also known as soccer, which is very different than the national sport of tejo.
- Colombia’s capital city is Bogota at 1640 square kilometers and is the third of the highest capital cities in South America.
- Santa Marta is a port city of the Caribbean Sea located in the northern Colombian department of Magdalena. It was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia.
- Colombia has 95 varieties of tropical fruits.
- Colombia’s rainy season is usually from June to mid-November.
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