CO
Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Colombia sits in South America and uses COP - Colombian peso ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Bogotá
Population
52.7M
Area
1.1M km2
Population
52.7M
52,695,952 people
Area
1.1M km2
1,141,748 square kilometers
Density
46/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Bogotá
4.71, -74.07
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Colombia, officially listed here as Republic of Colombia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Colombia, CO, COL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Colombia is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 52,695,952 people and a land area of 1,141,748 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 46 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 4, -72, while the capital coordinate reference is 4.71, -74.07. Colombia shares listed land borders with BRA, ECU, PAN, PER, VEN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Bogotá (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla and Cartagena. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Colombia, capital of Colombia, and major urban areas in Colombia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Colombia uses calling code +57, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 15; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists COP - Colombian peso ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CO. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 54.4 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Colombia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CO / COL
Top-level domains
.co
Continents
South America
Border countries
BRA, ECU, PAN, PER, VEN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CO
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Colombia is represented by the CO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Bogotá
Bogotá
10,085,000
primary
#2
Cali
Valle del Cauca
2,916,790
admin
#3
Medellín
Antioquia
2,529,403
admin
#4
Barranquilla
Atlántico
1,326,588
admin
#5
Cartagena
Bolívar
914,552
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 15
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+57
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
54.4
2024