Colombia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Colombia

Capital City: Bogota

Population: 43,593,035 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.46% (2006 est.)

Currency: Colombian peso (COP)

Languages: Spanish

Area: 1,138,910 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 11.1% (2006)

Domain extension: .co

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF COLOMBIA

Location:

Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

Geographic Co-ordinates:

4 00 N, 72 00 W

Area - total:

1,138,910 sq km

Area - total:

1,138,910 sq km

Area - land:

1,038,700 sq km

Area - water:

100,210 sq km

Land Boundaries:

6,309 km

Border Countries:

Brazil 1,644 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,800 km, Venezuela 2,050 km

Terrain:

flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains

Elevation - highest point:

Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Pacific Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower

Arable Land:

2.01%

Permanent Crops:

1.37%

Other Land Use:

96.62% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts