Colombia

Republic of Colombia

Latin America

Geography

Area: 1,141,748 sq km

Northwest corner of South America. The fourth-largest country on the continent. Mountains in west; plains, forests and jungles in east.

Population: 46,300,196    Annual Growth: 1.47%

Capital: Santa Ré de Bogotaá

Urbanites: 75.1%

HDI Rank: 77 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish    Languages: 83 All languages