Colombia

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Capital: Bogota

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 440,839

Land Covered by Water: 8.8%

Time Zone: (UTC-5)

Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

Approximate Population: 44,087,000

Official Language: Spanish

Religion: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Animism, Syncretic Religions, Non-religion (Agnosticism, Atheism)

Currency: Colombian Peso

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Altitude Illness - if visiting Andes, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Bartonellosis

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