Country guide
Colombia
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Colombia.
Key facts
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 1,141,748 km²
- Population
- 53,057,212
Neighboring countries
Colombia has 5 land neighbors in the country data.
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Panama
- Peru
- Venezuela
Learn Colombia
A strong way to remember Colombia is to connect its outline with its place in Americas. The page brings together the country shape, flag, capital and neighboring countries, so the facts can be reviewed without jumping between sources.
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia. With 1,141,748 km² of area and roughly 53,057,212 people, the country gives useful scale for comparing size, density and regional importance.
Colombia shares land borders with 5 countries. Reviewing the list as a group is usually faster than memorizing isolated names, because each border adds context to the next one.
Use this page as a calm review before playing. The daily challenge asks for the same kinds of knowledge, but under time pressure and with distractors from other countries.
Trivia
- Colombia's Los Katios is the only place in South America where many Central American species occur.
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