Formation
July 20, 1810
Capital
Bogotá
Population
53.1 million (2024)
Official Languages
Spanish
President
Gustavo Petro
Currency
Colombian Peso (COP)
GDP
363.54 billion (2023)
Colombia
About
Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama are the five countries that border this Latin American nation. It is the only country in South America that has islands and coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, cut flowers, and bananas are among its top exports.
Trivia
Civil war and conflict between government forces and
paramilitary groups have rocked the country for decades. Medellin was called
the "murder capital of the world." The walled city of Cartagena is
the country's most famous tourist destination.
