Geography of Colombia
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| Continent | South America |
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| Region | Caribbean South America |
| Coordinates | 4°00′N 72°00′W / 4.000°N 72.000°W |
| Area | Ranked 25th |
| • Total | 1,141,748 km2 (440,831 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.2% |
| • Water | 8.8% |
| Coastline | 3,208 km (1,993 mi) |
| Borders | Total land borders: 6,672 km (4,146 mi) Venezuela: 2,341 km (1,455 mi) Brazil: 1,790 km (1,110 mi) Peru: 1,494 km (928 mi) Ecuador: 708 km (440 mi) Panama: 266 km (165 mi) |
| Highest point | Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 metres (18,947 ft) |
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Longest river | Magdalena River 1,528 km (949 mi) |
| Largest lake | Lake Tota 55 km2 (21 mi2) |
| Exclusive economic zone | 808,158 km2 (312,032 mi2) |
The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America. It is bordered to the north-west by Panama; to the east by Brazil and Venezuela; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; and it shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Colombia has a land size of 1,141,748 km2 (440,831 mi2) and it is the 25th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country in South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru). Colombia's population is not evenly distributed, and most of the people live in the mountainous western portion of the country as well as along the northern coastline; the highest number live in or near the capital city of Bogotá. The southern and eastern portions of the country are sparsely inhabited, consisting of tropical rainforest, and inland tropical plains that contain large estates or large livestock farms, oil and gas production facilities, small farming communities, and indigenous tribes with their territories. Colombia has the 35th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 808,158 km2 (312,032 mi2).