![]() Spanish is the nation's official language, besides which over 70 languages are spoken.Ĭolombia has been inhabited by various indigenous peoples since at least 12,000 BCE, including the Muisca, Quimbaya, and the Tairona. Colombia's rich cultural heritage reflects influences by various Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, African slaves, and immigration from Europe and the Middle East. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), with a population of 50 million. Colombia comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. 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. Ĭolombia ( / k ə ˈ l ʌ m b i ə/ ( listen) kə- LUM-bee-ə, /- ˈ l ɒ m-/ -LOM- Spanish: ( listen)), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country spanning South America and an insular region in North America. ^ The official Colombian time is controlled and coordinated by the National Institute of Metrology.English is also official in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. ^ Although the Colombian Constitution specifies Spanish ( Castellano) as the official language in all Colombian territory, other languages spoken in the country by ethnic groups – approximately 68 languages – each is also official in its own territory.
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