San Andrés and Providencia Department

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San Andrés and Providencia Department is a Colombian archipelago in the Caribbean Sea known for its coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and culturally diverse Raizal community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
department of Colombia ⓘ
belongsTo Republic of Colombia ⓘ
linked to: Colombia
capital San Andrés ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
contains Providencia Island ⓘ
San Andrés Island ⓘ
Santa Catalina Island ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
currency Colombian peso ⓘ
demographics mixed Afro-Caribbean and Latin American population ⓘ
disputedBy Nicaragua ⓘ
distanceFromCentralAmerica closer to Nicaragua than to mainland Colombia ⓘ
distanceFromMainland about 750 km northwest of mainland Colombia ⓘ
ethnicGroup Raizal people ⓘ
governedAs department ⓘ
governingBody Departmental government of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina ⓘ
hasAirport El Embrujo Airport ⓘ
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Afro-Caribbean traditions ⓘ
English-based Creole culture ⓘ
hasFeature coral reefs ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
white-sand beaches ⓘ
hasMarineProtectedArea Seaflower Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Johnny Cay ⓘ
Old Providence McBean Lagoon ⓘ
The Sea of Seven Colors ⓘ
indigenousCommunity Raizal community ⓘ
legalStatusOfRaizal recognized ethnic minority in Colombia ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity commerce ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
marineEcosystem Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef system (broad region) ⓘ
officialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
officialName Departamento de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina ⓘ
partOf Colombian Caribbean ⓘ
recognizedLanguage San Andrés–Providencia Creole ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sea Caribbean Sea ⓘ
sovereigntyClaimedBy Colombia ⓘ
timeZone UTC−05:00 ⓘ
UNESCODesignation Seaflower Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

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Colombian Caribbean region → containsDepartment → San Andrés and Providencia Department ⓘ
San Andrés and Providencia Department → governingBody → Departmental government of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
San Andrés and Providencia Department → officialName → Departamento de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
San Andrés Island → locatedIn → San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Department ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
San Andrés Island → capitalOfDepartment → San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Department ⓘ
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San Andrés Island → governingBody → Department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
San Andrés y Providencia → officialName → Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
Northern Colombia → includesDepartment → San Andrés y Providencia Department ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Colombia
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport → isLocatedIn → San Andrés y Providencia Department ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés and Providencia Department