Coordinates: 4°N 72°W / 4°N 72°W / 4; -72Colombia
(/kəˈlÊŒmbiÉ™/ (listen) kÉ™-LUM-bee-É™, /-ˈlÉ'm-/ -â LOM-;
Spanish: [koˈlombja] (listen)), officially the Republic of Colombia
(Spanish: República de Colombia (help·info)),[Note 1] is a country
in the north of South America, with territories in North America.
Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest
by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the
southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises
32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's
largest city.With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the
most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world,
with its rich cultural heritage reflecting influences by various
Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, forced African labor,
and immigration from Europe and the greater Middle East. Urban centres
are concentrated in the Andean highlands and the Caribbean coast.
(/kəˈlÊŒmbiÉ™/ (listen) kÉ™-LUM-bee-É™, /-ˈlÉ'm-/ -â LOM-;
Spanish: [koˈlombja] (listen)), officially the Republic of Colombia
(Spanish: República de Colombia (help·info)),[Note 1] is a country
in the north of South America, with territories in North America.
Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest
by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the
southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises
32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's
largest city.With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the
most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world,
with its rich cultural heritage reflecting influences by various
Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, forced African labor,
and immigration from Europe and the greater Middle East. Urban centres
are concentrated in the Andean highlands and the Caribbean coast.
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