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Colombia is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the northwest by Panama; to the northby the Caribbean Sea; to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. With over 46 million people, Colombia is the 27th largest country inthe world by population. Colombia is a middle power, and is now the fourth largest economy in Latin America, and the third largest in South America. Colombia produces coffee, flowers, emeralds, coal,and oil.
2. Geography
The geography of Colombia is characterized by containing five main natural regions that present their own unique characteristics, from the Andes mountain range regionshared with Ecuador and Venezuela; the Pacific Ocean coastal region shared with Panama and Ecuador; the Caribbean Sea coastal region shared with Venezuela and Panama; the Llanos (plains) shared withVenezuela; to the Amazon Rainforest region shared with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. Colombia is the only South American country which borders both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
3.Hydrography
The hydrography of Colombia is one of the richest in the world. Its main rivers are Magdalena, Cauca, Guaviare, and Caquetá. Colombia has four main drainage systems: the Pacific drain, theCaribbean drain, the Orinoco Basin and the Amazon Basin. The Orinoco and Amazon Rivers mark limits with Colombia to Venezuela and Peru.
4. Climate
The striking variety in temperature and precipitationresults principally from differences in elevation. Temperatures range from very hot at sea level to relatively cold at higher elevations but vary little with the season.
Colombia's Pacific coast hasone of the highest levels of rainfall in the world. About 86% of the country's total area lies in the tierra caliente. The tierra fría constitutes just 6% of the total area, but supports about a...
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