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Historically, the department's economy has been dependent on oil and gas. In the early 2020s, the national and departmental government began an effort to focus on and invest in tourism centered around its natural attractions.[6]
The flag of Meta has 17 horizontal stripes (nine green, eight white), representing Meta's place as the seventeenth department created in Colombia.[20]
The department has a monument marking the exact geographic center of Colombia, in a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers fromPuerto López.[21]
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