Colombia. Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogot?? is also the country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medell??n, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, C??cuta, Ibagu??, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage???including language, religion, cuisine, and art???reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East...
