Ethnic symbols
| Name: | Colombia (Republic of Colombia) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Colombia (República de Colombia) |
| Former name: | New Granada (Nueva Granada) – until 1861 |
| Bordering countries: | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Panama |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 138.9 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 41 662 ths. |
| Capital: | Bogota (Bogotá) |
| Official language: | Spanish |
| Administrative divisions: | 32 departments, 1 special (capital) district |