Capital : Santa Fe de Bogota
Major Language(s) : Spanish
Largest City : Bogotá
Date of UN Membership : 5 Nov. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 6079
Currency : peso
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 95455
Area (km²) : 1138914
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 41564
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 32
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 2384
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 72
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 2,5
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.