Geography of Colombia
- Colombia is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
- South America
- Time in Colombia
- Time zone: UTC-05
- Extreme points of Colombia
- High: Pico Cristóbal Colón 5,700 m (18,701 ft) or Pico Simón Bolívar 5,700 m (18,701 ft)
- Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 6,309 km
- Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
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- Venezuela 2,050 km
- Peru 1,800 km
- Brazil 1,644 km
- Ecuador 590 km
- Panama 225 km
- Coastline: 3,208 km
- Caribbean Sea 1,760 km
- North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km
- Population of Colombia: 44,603,000 (October 13, 2008) - 29th most populous country
- Area of Colombia: 1,141,748 km2
- Atlas of Colombia
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