La Granadina
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Grenadine Confederation Confederación Granadina | |
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| Motto: Libertad y Orden "Liberty and Order" | |
| Anthem: Marcha Granadina "Granadine March" | |
.svg) La Granadina (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Bogotá |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Recognised regional languages | Raizal Creole |
| Indigenous languages | Various |
| Ethnic groups (1965) | 90% White/Mestizo 5% Afro-Granadine/Raizal 4% Indigenous 1% Other |
| Religion (1965) | 92% Christian 7% Nonreligious 1% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Granadine (Granadino/a) |
| Government | Federal presidential republic |
• President | José Barros Méndez |
• President pro tempore | Guillermo de Capistrano |
| Legislature | Congress of the Confederation |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,500,000 km2 (4,800,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1965 census | 24,645,891 |
| Currency | Peso ($) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Granadine Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +57 |
| Internet TLD | . |
The Granadine Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Granadina), generally known as La Granadina (lit. "The Granadine"), is a transcontinental country spanning South and Central America. Spanning over a million square kilometres, the La Granadina is home to nearly 25 million people, making it the third most populous country in the Western Hemisphere. La Granadina is composed of 9 states and a federal district, Bogotá DF. It borders Ecuador and Peru to the east, Brazil to the south, Venezuela to the east, and the United Republic of Central America to the north. It boasts extensive coastlines along both the Atlantic and Pacific, while the Granadine Canal connects the two oceans.