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Population

50,372,424 (2020)

Official language

Spanish

Currency

COP $ - Colombian Peso

Capital

Bogota

Time Zone

UTC-5 (COT)

Dialling Code

+57

Area (sq. miles)

440,831

GDP

$827.662 bn (PPP)

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Important Ministries

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture

VAT on Books

0% for books and eBooks 

Fixed Book Price Systems

No 

Trade Associations

Colombian Book Chamber (Cámara Colombiana del Libro) 

Statistics

Book market statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view] 

Statistics Publishing Sector in Colombia (Colombian Book Chamber, 2017)

Annual Book Fairs

Bogota International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá or FILBo) is held over 12 days in April/May.

Directory of Regional Book Fairs (Colombian Book Chamber, 2019) 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Email: servicioalcliente@britishcouncil.org.co
Tel: +57 1 325 9090

Department for International Trade

Email: Bogota.UKTIMail@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +57 (1) 326 8300

Booksellers

Directory of Colombian Booksellers (Colombian Book Chamber, 2017) 

Publishers

Directory of Colombian Publishers(Colombian Book Chamber, 2017)

Independent publishers: 

Distributors

Directory of Colombian Distributors (Colombian Book Chamber, 2017)