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COUNTRY GUIDE · South America

Colombia

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Colombia.

Flag of Colombia
Pixel-art depiction of Historic Cartagena de Indias with its Clock Tower, colorful colonial walled city, cathedral dome, Caribbean Sea, palms, and bougainvillea
Cartagena’s historic walled city. Pixel-art illustration inspired by Colombia.

Colombia at a glance

CAPITAL
Bogotá
REGION
South America
POPULATION
53,000,000
AREA
1,141,748 km²
LANGUAGE
Spanish
CURRENCY
Colombian Peso (COP)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Two-Ocean Coasts

Colombia has coastline on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about Colombia

Colombia is one of the world's most biodiverse countries, especially in bird species.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places Colombia in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 1,141,748 km² and a population of approximately 53,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.