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Revision as of 04:34, 27 April 2007 by 70.104.155.247 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Not to be confused with Columbia.For other definitions, see Colombia (disambiguation).| Republic of ColombiaRepública de Colombia | |
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| Motto: "Libertad y Orden" (Spanish) "Liberty and Order" | |
| Anthem: Oh, Gloria Inmarcesible! | |
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| Capitaland largest city | Bogotá |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Government | Republic |
| • President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Independence from Spain | |
| • Declared | July 20 1810 |
| • Recognised | August 7 1819 |
| • Water (%) | 8.8 |
| Population | |
| • July 2005 estimate | 45,600,000 (28th) |
| • 2005 census | 42,090,502 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| • Total | $337.286 billion (29th) |
| • Per capita | $7,565 (81st) |
| Gini (2003) | 58.6 high inequality |
| HDI (2004) |  0.790Error: Invalid HDI value (70th) |
| Currency | Peso (COP) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Calling code | 57 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO |
| Internet TLD | .co |
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Template:Lang-es ), is a country located in the northwestern region of South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the North by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only country in South America that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country in South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru), with an area seven times greater than that of New England and more than twice that of France. Its vast territory is made up of diverse physical contrasts ranging from the towering snowcapped peaks of the Andes to the hot and humid plains of the Amazon River Basin, to a vast tropical coastal plain in the north. It the second most populated nation in South America (after Brazil), and the largest Spanish speaking nation on the continent in terms of population. Despite its large territory, Colombia's population is not evenly distributed with most Colombians living in the mountainous western portion of the country as well as the northern coastline, most living in or near the capital city of Bogotá. The Southern and Eastern portions of the country are mostly sparsely inhabited tropical rainforest and inland tropical plains containing small farming communities and indigenous tribes.