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Area > A note includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank
Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Comparative to US places slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Land	1,038,700 sq km		[28th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	23.075 sq km per 1,000 people		[69th of 227]
Area > Note includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank
Area > Total	1,138,910 sq km		[32nd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	25.301 sq km per 1,000 people		[67th of 231]
Area > Water	100,210 sq km		[6th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	2,226.213 sq km per million people		[19th of 225]
Capital city with population	Bogotá - 1,945,448
Climate tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
Coastline	3,208 km		[45th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	47.8%		[43rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	4 00 N, 72 00 W
Geography > Note only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
Irrigated land	9,000 sq km		[44th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	206.07 sq km per million people		[79th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	1,109,500 km²		[25th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	24.331 km² per 1,000 people		[64th of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries Brazil 1,644 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,800 km, Venezuela 2,050 km
Land boundaries > Total	6,309 km		[19th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	140.157 km per million people		[104th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	2.01%		[187th of 258]
Land use > Other	96.62%		[68th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	1.37%		[106th of 258]
Largest city	Bogotá
Largest city population	6,079,000		[22nd of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.142 per capita		[90th of 174]
Largest city with population	Bogotá - 1,945,448
Location Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Map references South America
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[103rd of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[160th of 191]
Natural hazards highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower
northernmost point > Latitude	12°29'N
Population density	37.84 people per sqkm		[157th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	41.1 people/m²		[141st of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	621.2 people/km² of arable lan		[10th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	1,141,750 km²		[25th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	25.038 km² per 1,000 people		[66th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico Cristóbal Colón
Terrain flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains

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