What religion do Colombians believe in?

The general term for Colombian residents in South America. There are about 27.09 million people (1982), most of whom are distributed in the Andean Plateau and the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Spanish is used, and there are 180 dialects. More than 95% people believe in Catholicism, and the church has a great influence. Middle schools are generally in the hands of the church; A few people believe in Judaism; Some Indians still retain their traditional religious beliefs.

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Modern Colombians are a long-term mixture of Indians, blacks and immigrants from Spain, Italy and Germany. At present, about 50% of the residents are mixed-race people from China, India and Europe. These residents live in plateau agricultural areas, and their farming methods, clothes, utensils and diet are obviously Indian. About 25% people are mulatto, and their music, dance, diet and customs all retain some characteristics of Africa. White people account for about 20%, mostly belonging to the upper class. Black people account for about 4%, mainly plantation and gold miners, farm workers and tenant farmers. Indians account for about 65,438+0%, with many branches: Chibucha, Kimbaya, Tirona, Caribbean, Woodpecker, Guasivo, Vitoto, etc. During the colonial period, Indians were enslaved and slaughtered. Most of them belong to Chibucha language family and Caribbean language family, which are distributed in remote areas in central, southern and eastern China. Chibucha Indians account for about one third of the total number of Indians in China. There are few Caribbean Indians left, and their cultural level and social development level are generally lower than those of Chibcha Indians. Some Indians still live a semi-settled life, engaged in slash and burn, fishing, hunting and gathering.

Modern residents in Colombia are mainly engaged in agriculture, and the crops are coffee, rice, corn, cotton, sugarcane, sorghum, potatoes, barley, bananas and tobacco. Agricultural development is slow, and food cannot be self-sufficient. Industry is mainly light industry, such as sugar making, coffee processing and textiles. Among the basic industries, other industries except mining are generally weak. Culture is characterized by the integration of Spanish culture, Indian culture and African culture.