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'''Colombia,''' officially the '''United Provinces of Colombia''' (''Provincias Unidas de Colombia'') is a country in northern South America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by [[Boschland]], the south by [[Peru]], the east by [[Guyana]], the southeast by [[Equador]], and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises six provinces and 64 departments and the capital [[District of San José de Cúcuta]].

With over 86 million inhabitants Colombia is Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world, with its rich cultural heritage reflecting influences by various Amerindian civilizations, European settlement, forced African labor, and immigration from Europe and the greater Middle East. Urban centres are concentrated in the Andean highlands and the Caribbean coast. Colombia is one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries and has the second-highest level of biodiversity in the world. Its territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts, and it is the only country in South America with coastlines and islands along both the Atlantic and Pacific.

Colombia is considered a major regional power in South America with the highest population of the continent, a highly developed industrial economy and large reserves of natural resources.