Colombia β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Colombia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Colombia
The capital of Colombia is BogotΓ‘. It has a population of approximately 53.1M. The country covers an area of 1,141,748 kmΒ². It is located in South America.
Geography
Colombia is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 1,141,748 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Colombia has a population of approximately 53,057,212 people. Population density is around 46.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Colombian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Colombia reports a nominal GDP of about $418.8 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 71.5% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Colombian peso (COP, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 3,568.43 COP.
Culture & Time
Colombia operates on a single time zone (UTC-05:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.co.
Government & Status
The capital of Colombia is BogotΓ‘. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +57. Its FIFA country code is COL, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.