Colombia: map, capital and facts

Colombia is a country in South America. Its capital is Bogotá. Its official language is Spanish.

Colombia covers about 1,141,748 km², making it the 25th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 53.4 million people live there, the 28th-most populous.

Colombia shares land borders with 5 countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

Where is Colombia?

Colombia is in South America. Its centre lies at roughly 4°N, 72°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

Colombia is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Colombia facts

Countries that border Colombia

1. Brazil, capital Brasília
2. Ecuador, capital Quito
3. Panama, capital Panama City
4. Peru, capital Lima
5. Venezuela, capital Caracas

Other countries near Colombia

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

• Trinidad and Tobago, about 1,440 km
• Guyana, about 1,450 km
• Grenada, about 1,450 km
• Costa Rica, about 1,480 km
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 1,570 km

Guess Colombia in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Colombia were the answer, guessing it would show:

• Continent: Americas
• Subregion: South America
• Hemisphere: Northern
• Landlocked: No
• Area: 1,141,748 km²

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More countries in South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.