San Andrés y Providencia

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San Andrés y Providencia is a Colombian archipelago department in the Caribbean Sea, known for its coral reefs, tourism, and geographically remote location from mainland Colombia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
department of Colombia
administrativeDivisionType department
borderedBy Caribbean Sea
capital San Andrés
climate tropical
contains Providencia Island
San Andrés Island
Santa Catalina Island
country Colombia
disputedBy Nicaragua
economySector commerce
fishing
tourism
establishedAsDepartment 20th century
ethnicGroup Raizal people
geographicallyRemoteFrom mainland Colombia
governedBy Governor of San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
hasMainIndustry hospitality and services
hasMunicipality Providencia
San Andrés
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasProtectedArea Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
hasRegionalLanguage English
San Andrés–Providencia Creole
knownFor Creole culture
beaches
coral reefs
diving
tourism
largestCity San Andrés
legalStatus duty-free zone
legislativeBody Departmental Assembly of San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Caribbean region of Colombia
locatedOffCoastOf Central America
Nicaragua
marineBiodiversity high
officialName Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
partOf Unitary state of Colombia
populationCharacteristic predominantly Afro-Caribbean Raizal community
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
seaFeature Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System vicinity
shortName Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
linked to: San Andrés Island
sovereigntyRecognizedAsPartOf Colombia
timeZone UTC−05:00
transportHub Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
UNESCODesignation Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

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Serranilla Bank administeredAsPartOf San Andrés y Providencia
Afro-Colombians significantPopulationIn San Andrés and Providencia
linked to: San Andrés y Providencia
San Andrés and Providencia Department capital San Andrés
linked to: San Andrés y Providencia
San Andrés Island hasLargestCity San Andrés
linked to: San Andrés y Providencia
Bajo Nuevo Reef partOf San Andrés and Providencia archipelago
linked to: San Andrés y Providencia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport pushpinMapRegion Colombia San Andrés y Providencia
linked to: San Andrés y Providencia