Colombia
Republic of Colombia República de Colombia (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: “Libertad y Orden” (Spanish) “Freedom and Order” | |
| Anthem: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia (Spanish) “National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia” | |
Location of Colombia (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Bogotá |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Recognized regional languages | English (in San Andrés and Providencia) 64 other languages[a] |
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| Demonym(s) | Colombian |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Gustavo Petro | |
| Francia Márquez | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Representatives | |
| Independence from Spain | |
• Declared | 20 July 1810 |
• Recognized | 7 August 1819 |
• Last unitarisation | 1886 |
• Secession of Panama | 1903 |
| 4 July 1991 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,141,748 km2 (440,831 sq mi) (25th) |
• Water (%) | 2.1 (as of 2015)[4] |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | |
• Density | 42.23/km2 (109.4/sq mi) (173rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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| Gini (2020) | high |
| HDI (2021) | high · 88th |
| Currency | Colombian peso (COP) |
| Time zone | UTC−5[b] (COT) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +57 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO |
| Internet TLD | .co |
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