Colombia
Bogotá · South America
Colombia is a country in South America. Its capital city is Bogotá, the official currency is the Colombian Peso, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 52.1 million people spread over 1,141,748 km², Colombia is the 28th most populous country in the world and the 25th largest by area. That works out at about 46 people per square kilometre.
Colombia shares land borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador — 5 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. The highest point in the country is Pico Cristóbal Colón, at 5,700 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Ethiopia, while its population is closest to that of South Korea.
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 52,100,000
- Area
- 1,141,748 km²
- Currency
- Colombian Peso
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Pico Cristóbal Colón
5,700 m - Land borders
- 5
Colombia: things worth knowing
- Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific and the Caribbean.
- It is the second most biodiverse country in the world and has more bird species than any other.
- The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta rises to 5,700 metres within 50 kilometres of the sea.
Colombia in context
South America has 12 sovereign countries in total. Colombia ranks 2nd among them by population.
See the full list of South America countries, or browse all 195 countries.