Definition of colombia Colombia
/kʌlʌˈmbiʌ/ - [kulumbeeu] - Co•lom•bi•a
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| colombia - a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language | ||
| Republic of Colombia | ||
| south america the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States" | ||
| oas, organization of american states an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation | ||
| barranquilla a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River | ||
| bogota, capital of colombia capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain | ||
| cali city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area | ||
| medellin city in western Colombia; important coffee center | ||
| cartagena a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean | ||
| soledad a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla | ||
| galeras, pasto an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes | ||
| purace an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950 | ||
| andes a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast | ||
| arauca a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela | ||
| magdalena, magdalena river a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla | ||
| orinoco, orinoco river a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic | ||
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colombia
A country in northwestern South America, with capital Bogotá.
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Colombia is a country of South America. It is located at the North-West part of that Continent and it has an area of 1.141.748 km² (440,839 sq mi). It is the only South American country with coasts in both Oceans (Pacific and Atlantic). Colombia has an extension of 928.660 km² in those oceans. The full name of the country in Spanish is "República de Colombia"; in English, it would be "Republic of Colombia". The name "Colombia" is said /kəˈlʌm.bɪ.ə/ and it is different from Columbia, the name of many places in United States of America.
The countries that have borders on the continent with Colombia are: Venezuela (east), Brazil (south-east), Peru (south), Ecuador (south-west) and Panama (west). The countries that have borders with Colombia on the sea are: Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic.
42.888.592 people live in Colombia and it is the third most populated country of Latin America after Mexico and Brazil. It is also the third Spanish country of the world after Mexico and Spain.
The capital of Colombia is Bogotá. The second major city is Medellín and it is also a big industrial center. The third biggest and important city in the Cauca region of Colombia is Cali. The most important city of the country in the Caribbean costs is Barranquilla. It is also the first national port. Cartagena de Indias is one of the most beautiful and turistic cities. It has a great Spaniard wall of the 17th Century and an old town with buildings
