Area: 1.141.870 Km²
Population: 40.349.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 35 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá (4.300.000 pop., 6.080.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Medellín 3.290.000 pop., Cali 1.870.000 pop., Barranquilla 1.000.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mestizo 65%, White 18%, Mulatto 10%, Black 5%, Amerindian 2%
Border countries: Panamá NORTH-WEST, Ecuador and Peru SOUTH, Brazil SOUTH-EAST, Venezuela NORTH-EAST

Principal mountains: Pico Cristóbal Colón 5800 m
Principal rivers: Rio Magdalena 1540 Km, Rio Putumayo 1500 Km
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: San Andrés and Providencia 44 Km² (total, with others minor islands)
Climate: Equatorial - continental

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 95%
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)