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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Colombia 
 Main prefix
 HK 
 Time zone
 -5 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 
          Colombia          
 
 Colombia 

 Colombia - contains of following DXCC entities:
DXCC entities included in this geographic unit on other continents:
 
          Colombia          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red; similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and bears the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center.
 
          Colombia          
 
 Colombia 
 Capital: 
Bogota
 Administrative
 divisions: 
32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital): Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Distrito Capital de Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, and Vichada.
 Population: 
44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
4° 00' N, 72° 00' W
 Area total: 
1,138,910 sq. km
includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank
 Land area: 
1,038,700 sq. km
 Water area: 
100,210 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
6,004 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km
 Coastline: 
3,208 km
(Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m
nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation
 Internet
 country code: 
.co
 Currency: 
Colombian peso (COP)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Colombia
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Colombia
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Colombia
 Name - local
 short form: 
Colombia
 Independence: 
20 July 1810 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
5 July 1991
 Government
 type: 
republic, executive branch dominates government structure
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 20 July (1810)
 
          Colombia          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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