Outline of Colombia

Overview of and topical guide to Colombia

The Flag of Colombia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Colombia:

Colombia – tropical equatorial country located in northern South America. It is the most megadiverse country in the world (per square kilometer).^[1]^[2] The majority of its urban centres are located in the highlands of the Andes mountains, but Colombian territory also encompasses Amazon rainforest, tropical grassland and both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. Colombia is a middle power, and is the third largest economy in Latin America, and the second largest in South America.

General reference

Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌm.biə/ ^ⓘ
- Spanish: [koˈlom.bja]
Common English country name: Colombia
Official English country name: The Republic of Colombia
Common endonym(s): Colombia
Official endonym(s): República de Colombia
Adjectival(s): Colombian
Demonym(s): Colombian
Etymology: Name of Colombia
International rankings of Colombia
ISO country codes: CO, COL, 170
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CO
Internet country code top-level domain: .co

Geography of Colombia

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

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

Ecoregions of Colombia

Administrative divisions of Colombia

Districts of Colombia
- Municipalities of Colombia

Districts of Colombia

Municipalities of Colombia

Capital of Colombia: Bogotá
Cities of Colombia

Demography of Colombia

Demographics of Colombia

Government and politics of Colombia

Politics of Colombia

Form of government: unitary presidential welfare state
Capital of Colombia: Bogotá
Elections in Colombia
Political parties in Colombia
Political scandals of Colombia
Security issues in Colombia
Taxation in Colombia
Trade unions in Colombia

Branches of government

Government of Colombia

Executive branch of the government of Colombia

Executive Branch of Colombia

Head of state & Head of government: President of Colombia, Vice President of Colombia
Entities in the executive branch of Colombia
- Cabinet of Colombia
- Control Institutions in Colombia

Legislative branch of the government of Colombia

Legislative Branch of Colombia

Congress of Colombia (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Colombia
- Lower house: Chamber of Representatives of Colombia

Judicial branch of the government of Colombia

Judicial Branch of Colombia

Foreign relations of Colombia

International organization membership

The Republic of Colombia is a member of:^[3]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Andean Community of Nations (CAN)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of Three (G3)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate)
Unión Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Security Council
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Colombia

Law of Colombia

Military of Colombia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Colombia
Forces
Military ranks of Colombia

Local government in Colombia

History of Colombia

By period

Armero tragedy

By region

History of Cartagena, Colombia

By subject

Culture of Colombia

Art in Colombia

Art of Colombia

Religion in Colombia

Religion in Colombia

Sports in Colombia

Economy and infrastructure of Colombia

Economy of Colombia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 40th (fortieth)
Agriculture in Colombia
Banking in Colombia
- Bank of the Republic
Communications in Colombia
Companies of Colombia
Currency of Colombia: Peso
- ISO 4217: COP
Energy in Colombia
- Hydroelectric power in Colombia
- Power stations in Colombia
Health in Colombia
Industry of Colombia
Mining in Colombia
Poverty in Colombia
Science and technology in Colombia
Tourism in Colombia
Transport in Colombia
- Rapid transit in Colombia
- Airports in Colombia
- Rail transport in Colombia
  - Railway stations in Colombia
- Roads in Colombia
  - Highways in Colombia
Colombian Stock Exchange
Water supply and sanitation in Colombia
- Water privatization in Colombia
- Water resources management in Colombia

Education in Colombia

References

^ "Paisajes naturales de Colombia". Telepolis.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
^ Luis Fernando Potes. Megadiversidad Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. prodiversitas.bioetica.org
^ "Colombia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Colombia

Government

(in Spanish) Portal del Estado - Colombia Online Government web site
(in Spanish) Presidencia de la República de Colombia - Official Presidential web site
(in Spanish) Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo - Commerce, Industry and Tourism Boreau
National System of Cultural Information
(in Spanish) UNICEF en Colombia
Banco de la República - Central Bank
(in Spanish) Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica - National Statistics Administrative Dept.
(in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Vías Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - Transport and Road Agency
(in Spanish) Senate of Colombia
(in Spanish) Colombia's House of representatives
(in Spanish) Colombia's Judicial branch
(in Spanish) Policia Nacional - Police
Armada Nacional de Colombia - Navy
Ejército Nacional de Colombia - Army
(in Spanish) Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad - Homeland Security
(in Spanish) - Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute - Maps of Colombia