Colombia
Land of coffee, flowers and birds
Passport card
Republic of Colombia
Colombia
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Continent
- South America
- Currency
- Colombian peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- People
- About 5.3 crore
- Size
- About 11.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Abelardo de la Espriella
- Independence Day
- 20 July
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Bogotá
⭐ Colombia has more kinds of birds than any other country: nearly 2,000!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Colombia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Colombia
Turn the globe with your finger. Colombia has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Colombia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of Colombia.
- PeopleIndia has about 28 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5.3 crore in Colombia.
- DistanceBogotá is about 15,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeColombia is 10½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Bogotá.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Colombia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Colombia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Colombia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Colombia back on the map
Colombia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Colombia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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