Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia), is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the northwest by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia has maritime borders with Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, t... More

Area:

  • 1,141,748 km² (440831.4 mi² )

Time zone(s):

Population:

  • 20,783,427 (1969)

Date founded:

  • Jul 20, 1810

Location

Capital

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta] ( listen)), from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now...

Population

number date
  • 16,004,714
  • 1960
  • 16,487,391
  • 1961
  • 16,984,652
  • 1962
  • 17,495,793
  • 1963
  • 18,019,927
  • 1964
  • 18,555,731
  • 1965
  • 19,104,020
  • 1966
  • 19,663,029
  • 1967
  • 20,225,830
  • 1968
  • 20,783,427
  • 1969

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 5.06889
  • -74.52633

USBG name:

  • COLOMBIA

Adjectival form:

  • Colombian

Official Language:

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

  • COLOMBIA

FIPS Code:

  • CO

Calling Code:

  • 57

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2.498E+11
  • 2008
  • 234,045,290,109
  • 2009
  • 242,578,530,306
  • 2008
  • 207,362,557,798
  • 2007
  • 163,130,294,574
  • 2006
  • 146,609,007,355
  • 2005
  • 117,254,629,467
  • 2004
  • 94,916,590,095.60001
  • 2003
  • 98,229,102,138.8
  • 2002
  • 9.87454E+10
  • 2001
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 9,000
  • 2008
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IOC Code:

  • COL
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