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Some data about Colombia

Colombia is a country of 47,790,000 inhabitants, with an area of ​1,138,910 km², its capital is Bogota and its time zone is "America/Bogota". Its ISO code is "CO" in 2 positions and "COL" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Colombia, you must dial your telephone code, which is 57. The currency used in Colombia is the "Peso" (COP).

The administrative subdivision of Colombia (administrative division) is made up of 32 Departamentos (level 1), 1 Distrito Capital (level 1), 4 Regiones (level 2), 35 Subregiones (level 2), 6 Distritos (level 2), 47 Provincias (level 2) and 1122 Municipios (level 3). Colombia has 40 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 4 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Colombia with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Colombia to access a zoom level and finer details.

Colombia shares borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Colombia

Number of cities by importance (population) in Colombia. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
40	26	7	4
49.8 %	45.8 %	32.8 %	28.1 %

• The 40 most important cities represent 49.8% of the entire population
• The 26 most important cities represent 45.8% of the entire population
• The 7 most important cities represent 32.8% of the entire population
• The 4 most important cities represent 28.1% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
32 Departamentos	1
1 Distrito Capital	1
4 Regiones	2
35 Subregiones	2
6 Distritos	2
47 Provincias	2
1122 Municipios	3