Portal:Colombia

Republic of Colombia República de Colombia  (Spanish)
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Location of Colombia (dark green) in South America (grey)
ISO 3166 code	CO

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urbes include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by the African diaspora, as well as with those of the various Indigenous civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is the official language, although Creole, English and 64 other languages are recognized regionally.

Colombia has been home to many indigenous peoples and cultures since at least 12,000 BCE. The Spanish first landed in La Guajira in 1499, and by the mid-16th century, they had colonized much of present-day Colombia, and established the New Kingdom of Granada, with Santa Fé de Bogotá as its capital. Independence from the Spanish Empire was achieved in 1819, with what is now Colombia emerging as the United Provinces of New Granada. The new polity experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation (1858) and then the United States of Colombia (1863), before becoming a republic—the current Republic of Colombia—in 1886. With the backing of the United States and France, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, resulting in Colombia's present borders. Beginning in the 1960s, the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict and political violence, both of which escalated in the 1990s. Since 2005, there has been significant improvement in security, stability, and rule of law, as well as unprecedented economic growth and development. Colombia is recognized for its healthcare system, being the best healthcare in Latin America according to the World Health Organization and 22nd in the world. Its diversified economy is the third-largest in South America, with macroeconomic stability and favorable long-term growth prospects.

Colombia is one of the world's seventeen megadiverse countries; it has the highest level of biodiversity per square mile in the world and the second-highest level overall. Its territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands and deserts. It is the only country in South America with coastlines (and islands) along both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Colombia is a key member of major global and regional organizations including the UN, the WTO, the OECD, the OAS, the Pacific Alliance and the Andean Community; it is also a NATO Global Partner and a major non-NATO ally of the United States. (Full article...)

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• WikiProject Colombian Departments

History (High priority)

• 1949 Colombian coup d'état
• Coconuco

• See Coconucan language

• Pacabuy

• See Pacabuey language

• Passé people

• See Uncontacted peoples

• Pasto people
• Serranía de la Lindosa
• Umbrá
• Wiwa people

• See Wiwa language

• El Mosaico Magazine

Society

• Social structure of Colombia - Colombian middle class - Colombian upper class - Colombian working class - Colombian lower class

• All currently covered by Social class in Colombia – needs expansion with references

• Administradora de riesgos profesionales

• Briefly mentioned on the Spanish Wikipedia under Sistema General de Riesgos Laborales (Colombia)

• Corabastos [es] large wet market in Bogotá

Scouting

• Jorge Cock Quevedo

• Briefly mentioned in Scouting and Guiding in Colombia – no article exists for him on the Spanish Wikipedia

People (Medium priority)

• Eudoro Galarza Ossa -
• Jaime Michelsen Uribe -
• Álvaro García Romero -
• William Montes -

Physical geography

• Chicó - neighborhood in Bogotá
• List of Colombian departments by elevation - A comprehensive list, like the equivalent article for the U.S., should include each department's high point, low point, the elevation range between the highest point and lowest point, and the average elevation.
• Río Puré National Park [es]
• Serranía de La Lindosa - rock formation in Guaviare
• Special District of Bogotá

Media (Medium Priority)

• Aló (magazine)
• Credencial (magazine)
• Diners (magazine)

Government and political affairs (High priority)

• Caja Agraria - Needs Attention, grammar check, more info and categories
• Chambacú Affair -
• Demobilization process -
• Extradition Treaty
• Instituto de Crédito Territorial -
• Kidnapping of Íngrid Betancourt -
• Ralito Accord -
• Independence Heros of Colombia -