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🇨🇴Colombia

Americas · South AmericaSovereign statePAUSAN
ISOCO · COL · 170
LAT,LNG4.00, -72.00
TEL+57

Colombia is a sovereign country in South America, Americas. Its capital is Bogotá. It has a population of about 50,882,884 across 1,141,748 km² — roughly 45 people per km². The currency is the Colombian peso (COP $). The official language is Spanish. Its ISO 3166 codes are CO, COL, 170, and the international calling code is +57.

Capital
Bogotá
#29
Population
50,882,884
#27
Area
1,141,748 km²
#168
Density
45 /km²

Key facts about Colombia

GET/alpha/CO
Calling code
+57
Currencies
COP $
Languages
Spanish
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Demonym
Colombian
Top-level domain
.co
ISO codes
CO · COL · 170
Coordinates
4.00, -72.00
Capital
Bogotá

Other names for Colombia

Republic of ColombiaRepública de ColombiaColombieKolumbienColômbiaコロンビア

Largest cities in Colombia (12)

GET/cities?country=CO

Countries bordering Colombia (5)

GET/borders/colombia

Frequently asked questions about Colombia

What is the capital of Colombia?

The capital of Colombia is Bogotá.

What is the population of Colombia?

Colombia has a population of about 50,882,884, the 29th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Colombia?

Colombia uses the Colombian peso (COP, symbol $).

What languages are spoken in Colombia?

The main language of Colombia is Spanish.

What is the calling code for Colombia?

The international dialing code for Colombia is +57.

Which countries border Colombia?

Colombia shares land borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

Query Colombia from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Colombia; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/CO
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/COL
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/170
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/COL
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/colombia
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=CO
Largest cities in ColombiaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/colombia
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=4&lng=-72
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Americas
Countries in AmericasDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/South%20America
Countries in South AmericaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/COP
Countries using the Colombian pesoDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/es
Countries that speak SpanishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/57
Countries with calling code +57Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC-05%3A00
Countries in UTC-05:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/co
Countries on the .co domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Colombian
Countries whose people are "Colombian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Bogot%C3%A1
Find a country by capital (Bogotá)Docs
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