Where Is Colombia?

Colombia is a country that is located in South America. It is formally called the Republic of Colombia and it is located in the North West part of South America. It is bordered to the northeast by Venezuela, to the south by Peru and Ecuador and to the east by Brazil. It is also the only South American country to border both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is a beautiful country full of culture and traditions.

The capital of Colombia is Bogota. Bogota is also the largest city in Colombia. The official language of Colombia is Spanish and the total population is about 46,000,000 people. Bogota has a population of around 12,000,000 people.

Colombia declared its independence from Spain in 1810 and Simon Bolivar is known as the great liberator of Colombia.

The monetary unit of Colombia is the Colombian peso and the flag of Colombia is yellow, blue and red.

Colombia is situated in the South American continent. The Colombia has very significant because it is situated right near the panama lake which has great importance in the world trade and economy. That is why this country has more importance than other south american countries.