| Capital | nombre: Bogota coordenadas geográficas: 4 36 N, 74 05 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally referred to as "Bacata," meaning "enclosure outside of the farm fields," by the indigenous Muisca |
| División administrativa | 32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada |
| Independencia | 20 Julio 1810 (from Spain) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 20 Julio (1810) |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest promulgada 4 Julio 1991 amendments: proposed by the government, by Congress, by a constituent assembly, or by public petition; passage requires a majority vote by Congress in each of two consecutive sessions; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on citizen rights, guarantees, and duties also require approval in a referendum by over one half of voters and participation of over one fourth of citizens registered to vote; modificada many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Ivan DUQUE Marquez (desde 7 August 2018); Vice Presidente Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (desde 7 August 2018); the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno jefe de gobierno: Presidente Ivan DUQUE Marquez (desde 7 August 2018); Vice Presidente Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (desde 7 August 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 27 May 2018 with a runoff held on 17 June 2018 (next to be held in 2022); note - political reform in 2015 eliminated presidential reelection election results: Ivan DUQUE Marquez elected president in second round; percent of vote - Ivan DUQUE Marquez (CD) 54%, Gustavo PETRO (Humane Colombia) 41.8%, other/blank/invalid 4.2% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019
