-Amphibians: #1 in the world with 583 species
-Banana: #3 producer in the world
-Biodiversity: #3 in the world, #1 per square meter
-Butterflies: #2 in number of species in the world, 3,000 families and 14,000 species
-Birds: #1 in number of species in the world, holds 20% of bird species in the world- 1,815 species
-Biking Trails: Largest network of urban, paved biking trails in Latin America
-Carnations: #1 in the world
-Coal Fourth largest producer
-Coffee- Third largest producer and one of the most recognized brands in the world
-Export of agricultural products to the US: #2 in Latin America
-Emeralds: #1 in the world
-Flowers: #1 in the world
-Frogs: #1 in the world
-Fresh water fish: #2 in the world
-Health: Fourth country in the world in terms of investments in health as a percentage of GDP
-Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Nobel Prize Laureate – World record in sales of a novel (50 languages)
-Largest gold deposits in South America
-Largest open pit coal mine in the world (Where Las Tablas' founder Jorge Suarez was once head chef)
-Largest peace march in the history of humanity (11 million people)
-Lingerie: Third manufacturer in the world
-Mammals: Fouth in species - 456 species
-Nanotechnology: Andrés Jaramillo Botero, a pioneer in research on this field was named one of 200 most influential scientists of the 20th Century.
-Nickel: Fourth producer in the world
-Orchids: largest number of species – 3500 types (Priciest Exotic Flower in the World)
-Palm oil: 4th largest production and #1 in variety
-Plants: #2 in the world
-Population: #2 in South America (44 million)
-Potatoes: #1 in Latin America
-Poultry: largest open ventilation incubator in the world
-Publishing: # 1 publishing house in Spanish in Latin America
-Raspberries: Second largest producer in the world
-Reptiles: #3 in species
-Refractive Surgery: #1 in the world
-Roses: #1 in the world
-Yucca: 70 species, world leaders in research and development
