Colombia

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

Colombia Map OutlineCapital: Bogotá
Total Area: 1,141,748 km² (440,831 mi²)
Approximate population: 53,200,840
Location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama.
Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Border countries: 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)

Administrative divisions: 32 departments (departamentos, sing. – departamento) and 1 capital district (distrito capital):
Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Distrito Capital de 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, 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.