Colombia

Official name: Republic of Colombia
Also known as: República de Colombia (Spanish)

Flag of Colombia
Capital of Colombia: Bogotá
Area of Colombia: 1,141,748 km² (440,831 mi²) (26th)
Population of Colombia: 52,886,363 (28th) - (2024 est.)
Location: located in northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama.
Languages of Colombia: Spanish (official) 98.9%, Indigenous 1%, Portuguese 0.1%; 64 other languages (2023 est.)
Religions of Colombia: Catholic 57%, No religion 20%, Other Christian 18%Other religions 5% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups of Colombia: Mestizo-White 87.6%, Afro-Colombians (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Indigenous 4.3%, not stated 1.4% (2018 est.)
Currency: Colombian peso (COP)
Time zone: UTC−5 (COT)
Calling code: (+57)
Organizations: United Nations

Border countries (5): Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km.
Coastlines: 3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km)
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean

Administrative divisions of Colombia
Colombia Map

32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital):
Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada.


Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower.