Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with an insular region in North America. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Panama to the northwest. Colombia comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers, with a population of 50 million. Colombia's cultural heritage reflects influences by various Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, enslaved Africans, as well as immigration from Europe and the Middle East. Spanish is the nation's official language, besides which over 70 languages are spoken. Colombia has been inhabited by various indigenous peoples since at least 12,000 BCE, including the Muisca, Quimbaya and Tairona.

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Six new tree species named: 3 from Panama, 3 from Colombia - EurekAlert

the Constitution of the Republic of Columbia declares "the segment of the geostationary orbit" as part of Colombia

Bioeconomy in Colombia: The race to save Colombia's vital shellfish

Colombia's Dr. Natalia Acosta-Baena uncovers critical link between brain development and degeneration - EurekAlert

Fossil of Huge Terror Bird Found in Colombia

COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation

New mapping techniques empower bird conservation in Colombia

Biodiversity COP 16 opens in Cali, Colombia: World takes crucial step to make peace with nature - EurekAlert

Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon - EurekAlert

In Colombia, a Festival Celebrates Humpback Whales and Local Culture

Medellín, Colombia planted 2.5 million plants and 880.000 trees, cooling the city by 2 degrees Celsius

60-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Found in Colombia

Five dazzling new species of eyelash vipers discovered in Colombia and Ecuador

Colombia, Normally a Wet Country, Battles Widespread Wildfires

In Colombia, a Park for Anacondas and Anteaters, Where Ranchers Are Now Rangers

Colombia says it will try to recover treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks' worth billions

Extremely Rare ‘Half Female, Half Male’ Honeycreeper Snapped in Colombia

Colombia to Sterilize Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’

Invasive 'Cocaine Hippos' Are Being Sterilized in Colombia

Dengue rates drop after release of modified mosquitoes in Colombia