All About Colombia

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1. What is the official name of Colombia's capital city? Bogota Bogota D.C. Santafe de Bogota Santafe de Bogota, D.C.

2. What is the only State (departamento) in Colombia that is an island? Guajira Amazonas San Andres y Providencia Cauca

3. What is Colombia's most important city on the border with Venezuela? Puerto Carreno Cucuta Maicao Valledupar

4. What is the capital of the Amazonas Department (state)? Mocoa Mitu Leticia Florencia

5. How many countries share borders with Colombia? 4 5 3 6

6. What are Colombia's highest mountains? Macarena and Pico Colon Huila and Tolima Volcanoes Pico Bolivar and Pico Colon Pico Bolivar and Tolima Volcano

7. What currency is used in Colombia? Peso Real Bolivar Sucre

8. How many stars does the Colombian flag have? None Five One Seven

9. Which one of Colombia's neighbours belonged to Colombia and gained independence in 1903? Ecuador Panama Venezuela Aruba

10. What is Colombia's official name? Republic of Colombia Republic of Columbia Kingdom of Colombia Popular Republic of Colombia

11. What is Colombia's main river? Atrato Cauca Magdalena Amazon

12. What Colombian City was the centre for slave commerce during the XVI and XVIII Centuries? Barranquilla Bogota Medellin Cartagena

13. What is Colombia's most important airline and also the first one in the Americas? Avianca Air Colombia Aces Colombiair

14. Colombia has 95 per cent of all the emeralds in the world. What state are they located? Boyaca Cundinamarca Meta Antioquia

15. Coffee is one of Colombia's main products. Colombia is one of the world's top four coffee producers. True False

16. How many departments are there in Colombia? 30 32 25 38

17. Antioquia is one of Colombia's richest departments. What is the capital city of Antioquia? Cali Barranquilla Bogota Medellin

18. Bogota is the capital city of Colombia. What is its airport code? BTA BOG BGT BOT

19. Colombians love soccer. When did Colombia first qualify for the World Cup finals? 1986 1930 1962 1992

20. What is Colombia's second largest city? Medellin Barranquilla Cartagena Bucaramanga