!!!Colombia: Geography
||Location|Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
||Geographic Coordinates|4 00 N, 72 00 W[{GoogleMap location='4.0,-72.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''1,138,910 sq km\\''land: ''1,038,700 sq km\\''water: ''100,210 sq km\\''__note:__ ''includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 1138910\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 1141747\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 1138910\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 1138910\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 1141748\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 1139000''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''6,672 km\\''border countries: ''Brazil 1,790 km, Ecuador 708 km, Panama 339 km, Peru 1,494 km, Venezuela 2,341 km
||Coastline|3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km)
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m\\''__note:__ ''nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation
||Highest Mountains|__Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\ According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]:  Pico Cristóbal Colón  5775 m;  Nevado de Huila  5750 m;  Ritacuba Blanco  5410 m;  Ritak Uwa Blanco  5330 m;  Nevado del Ruiz  5320 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Pico Simón Bolívar 5775 m; Nevado del Huila 5365 m; Nevado del Ruiz 5300 m; Nevado del Tolima 5200 m; Nevado del Quindío 5150 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Mountains|Geography/America/Colombia/Geography/Important_Mountains]
||Terrain|flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains (Llanos)
||Natural Hazards|highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts volcanism: Galeras (elev. 4,276 m) is one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, having erupted in 2009 and 2010 causing major evacuations; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Nevado del Ruiz (elev. 5,321 m), 129 km (80 mi) west of Bogota, erupted in 1985 producing lahars that killed 23,000 people; the volcano last erupted in 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and Purace
||Natural Resource|petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.84%\\''permanent crops: ''1.66%\\''other: ''96.5% (2011)
||Climate|tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
||Irrigated Land|10,870 sq km (2011)
||Renewable Water Resources|2,132 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Law of the Sea
||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Bogotá; Medellin; Cali; Barranquilla; Cartagena\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Bogotá; Cali; Medellín; Barranquilla; Cartagena\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/America/Colombia/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea