Colombian British
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| Colombian British Ingleses colombianos |
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| Notable Colombian Britons: Sonia Uribe, Jorge Castano   |
| Total population |
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130,000 - 160,000[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London (in particular Elephant and Castle in Southwark amongst other South London Boroughs) |
| Languages |
| British English • Spanish |
| Religions |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Colombian diaspora • Colombian people • Latin American Briton • Spanish Briton • British Brazilian Portuguese British • Hispanic • Latino |
Colombian Britons (Spanish: Colombo-Británicos) are British citizens or residents who are of Colombian ancestry. The Colombian British population is estimated at around between 130,000 and 160,000, making it the second largest Colombian community in Europe (after Spain, with around 240,000), and the 6th largest in the world after Colombia, United States, Argentina, Brazil and Spain respectively. The Colombian British ethnic group is not an official ethnic group in the United Kingdom; it comes under the sub-category Latin American Briton under Other ethnic group.
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[edit] Background
The mid-1980s saw Colombians arriving not only as political refugees, but also as migrant workers escaping conditions in their home country. Many of them went into the catering industry. Currently, the capital cities of the United Kingdom and Colombia — London and Bogotá, respectively — are twinned cities.
[edit] Population distribution
The Colombian British population is one of the most compact non-indigenous communities in the UK. Around 90,000 of the 130,000+ Colombian Britons reside in London, like many of the other Latin American Briton communities. Colombians make up one the second largest sub-groups of British Latin Americans (which number 1 million), with Brazilian Britons numbering up to 200,000. The single most popular area for Colombians in Britain is Elephant and Castle, London, where around 10% of the people are Hispanic.[2]
[edit] Country comparison
Migration has major effects on the UK population, and hundreds of different cultures are what makes a country unique. Below is a table comparing such aspects as religion, ethnicity, GDP and government types of Colombia and the United Kingdom.
| Colombia | United Kingdom | |
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| Location |  South America |
 Western Europe |
| Population | 45,600,000 | 60,587,300 |
| Area | 1,141,748 km² (440,839 sq mi) | 244,820 km² (94,526 sq mi) |
| Population Density | 40 /km² (104 /sq mi) | 246 /km² (637 /sq mi) |
| Capital | Bogotá | London |
| Largest City | Bogotá - 6,778,691 | London - 7,172,091 |
| Government | Unitary Republic | Constitutional monarchy |
| Official languages | Spanish | English (de-facto) |
| Main Religions | 90% Roman Catholic | 53% Christianity, 3% Islam |
| Ethnic Groups | 58% Mestizo, 20% White, 14% Mulatto, 4% Black 4% Indigenous people or Mixed Black/Indigenous people |
86% White British, 7% White Other, 6% Asian (South and East), 2% Black, 2% Multiracial and other |
| GDP (nominal) | $337.286 billion ($7,565 Per Capita) | $2.660.7 trillion ($38,624 Per Capita) |
| Colombian British | Approximately 3,600 Brits live in Colombia (0.01% of Colombia population)[1] | Up to 160,000 Colombians live in Britain (0.27% of UK population) |
[edit] Notable Colombian Britons
- Sonia Uribe - Journalist, Television personality and actress
- Carolina Herrera - Singer and guitarist
- Jorge Castano - Professional wrestler
- Phil Manzanera - Guitarist
- Gloria Gomez - Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Southwark Council
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