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Where Is Colombia? Location Map

List of Land & Sea Borders For Colombia
- Venezuela (Land + Sea): 2,341 km (1,455 miles) land / 562 km (349 miles) sea
- Panama (Land + Sea): 339 km (211 miles) land / 1,519 km (944 miles) sea
- Brazil (Land): 1,790 km (1,112 miles)
- Peru (Land): 1,494 km (928 miles)
- Nicaragua (Sea): 1,425 km (885 miles)
- Ecuador (Land + Sea): 708 km (440 miles) land / 556 km (345 miles) sea
- Jamaica (Sea): 721 km (448 miles) (via the San Andrés y Providencia archipelago)
- Dominican Republic (Sea): 329 km (204 miles)
- Costa Rica (Sea): 257 km (160 miles)
- Haiti (Sea): 62 km (38.5 miles)
Colombia Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Demonym: Colombian
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Area
Total Area: 1,138,910 km²
Total Land Area: 1,038,700 km²
Total Water Area: 100210 km²
Demographics
Population: 49,588,357
Population Growth Rate: 0.48% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Bogotá (Population: 8,034,649)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo and White 87.6%, Afro-Colombian (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Indigenous 4.3%, unspecified 1.4% (2018 est.)
Languages: Spanish (official) 98.9%, indigenous 1%, Portuguese 0.1%; 65 indigenous languages exist (2023 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 63.6%, Protestant 17.2% (Evangelical 16.7%, Adventist 0.3%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah’s Witness 0.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 0.1%, other 0.3%, believer, 0.2%. agnostic 1%, atheist 1%, none 14.2%, unspecified 1.8% (2023 est.)
Economy
Currency: Colombian peso
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $978.024 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $18,800 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $67.762 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 26%, Panama 10%, Netherlands 6%, India 4%, Brazil 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $75.983 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: US 26%, China 25%, Brazil 7%, Mexico 5%, Germany 3% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Bogotá (Population: 8,034,649)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC−5 (COT)
Country Code: CO
Internet TLD: .co
Climate Map of Colombia

Topographic Map of Colombia

Colombia Physiography Map
