The Republic of Colombia is a country located in north-western South America. It covers a total area of 440,831 square miles. The estimated population is 45,925,397.
As shown in the Republic of Colombia Political Map, Colombia is bordered by Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south, Caribbean Sea to the north, Panama to the north-west and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
The Colombia Political Map shows the national capital, major cities, provinces and their capitals, and the international borders of the country.
Santa Fe de Bogota is the capital of Colombia and is represented in the map with a red circle enclosed in a square. The largest city in the country, it has an estimated population of 8,600,000 and it covers an area of 612.7 square miles. It is located on the west of Savannah of Bogota.
The other major cities of Colombia are:
- Medellin
- Cali
- Barranquilla
- Cartagena
- Cucuta
- Bucaramanga
- Ibague
- Soledad
- Pereira
- Santa Marta
Colombia is divided into thirty-two departments that are sub-divided into municipalities. There is also one capital district. The departments are:
Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, 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, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada, Bogota Capital District.
The President of Colombia is both the head of the state and the head of the government. Juan Manuel Santos has been the president of the country since August 7, 2010. Serving under him is the Vice-President of Colombia, Angelino Garzon.
Colombian economy is the fourth-largest economy of Latin America. The country is rich in natural resources and is known as world’s leading source of emeralds. It exports petroleum, coal, coffee, gold etc to its trading partners United States of America, European Union, Venezuela and China.
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