What is Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina?
[[File:Escudo de San Andrés y Providencia.svg|right|200px]] [[File:Flag of San Andrés y Providencia.svg|right|250px]] The '''Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina''' ({{lang-es|Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina}}); or colloquially '''San Andrés y Providencia''' is one of the [[departments of Colombia|departments]] of [[Colombia]]. It consists of two island groups about {{convert|775|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Colombia and {{convert|220|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the coast of [[Nicaragua]], and eight outlying banks and reefs. Its capital is [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]]. In 2005, about 65.000 people lived on San Andrès, and about 5.000 on Providencia. About 200 lived on Santa Catalina, which lies right next to Providencia. {{Regions of North America}} [[Category:Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina| ]] {{geo-stub}}