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Countries of the World: Colombia

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Colombia.

Colombia is a large country with coastlines along both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, a population of just over 52 million and has the following 5 countries across its borders:

  1. Brazil.
  2. Ecuador.
  3. Panama.
  4. Peru.
  5. Venezuela.
 

You pronounce Colombia like this: KOL-UM-BEE-AH:

Key information and contact details for Colombia

Official Language: Spanish.

Secondary Language(s): English, Portuguese, Romani.

Colombia dialling code: +57.

Colombia currency: Colombian peso.

Colombia Capital City: Bogotá.

Colombia International Airport: El Dorado International Airport, Av. El Dorado #103-9, Fontibón, Bogotá, Colombia. Phone Number: +57 601 2662000.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 123.

British Embassy: British Embassy Bogotá, Cra. 9 #76-49, Bogotá, Colombia. Phone Number: +57 13268300.

American Embassy: Embassy of the United States of America, Carrera 45 No. 24B-27, Bogotá, Colombia. Phone Number: +57 12752000.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/colombia.

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