Capital of Colombia:
BogotáArea 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.)
Currency:
Colombian peso (
COP)
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
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.