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.
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