Colombia

Geography

Colombia is a country in northernmost South America with access to the Pacific and the Caribbean. The land has a total area of 1,141,749 km² (440,831 mi²) and a total coastline of 3,208 km (1,993.4 mi). This land area is approximately 164% of the area of Texas. Colombia is thus one of the largest countries in the Americas and the 26th biggest in the world. An exceptionally high proportion of residents (82%) belongs to the urban population. Every seventh resident lives in Bogota alone.

Colombia lies at an average elevation of 593 meters above sea level. The highest mountain peak (Pico Cristóbal Colón) is at 5,775 meters. The country has about 270 partially uninhabited islands. There are direct national borders with the five neighboring countries Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. The distance between New York City and the Capital Bogota is about 4,020 km (2,498 mi).

The climate in Colombia

In Colombia, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lower. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 30 and 31 degrees. In some parts of the country, the temperature rises to 33 °C. In the colder months, and depending in the region, the temperature drops to 22 °C in a month's average.

• Detailed climate data for Colombia and 5 individual greater regions
• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
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Languages

Mother tongue	Distribution
Spanish	99.0 %
Chibcha	0.4 %
Quechua	0.1 %
Arawakan	0.1 %
Creole-English	0.1 %
other	0.3 %

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Economy

GDP:	314.46 bn $
Exportations:	50.38 bn $
Importations:	70.88 bn $
› Tourism receipts:	1.96 bn $
› Debt rate:	64.60 %
› Unemployment rate:	10.7 %
› Inflation rate:	10.18 %
› Corruption index:	39 (bad)
› Energy consumption:	69.9 bn kWh

According to the definition from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Colombia is a developing country because of its lower economic performance.

In terms of revenues, Colombia ranks only 82nd in the world and, with an average annual income of 6,190 USD is one of the upper middle-income countries.

Colombia is considered one of the most dangerous countries worldwide.

Land use

3% Urban areas:	36,132 km²
40% Agricultural areas:	459,668 km²
53% Forest:	608,666 km²
3% Water areas:	32,249 km²
3% Others:	37,282 km²

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Transport

Roadways:	205,379 km
Railways:	2,141 km
Waterways:	24,725 km
Commercial harbors:	122
› Airports:	48