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| Location | Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama |
| Geographic coordinates | 4 00 N, 72 00 W |
| Map references | south_america |
| Area |
total: 1,138,910 sq km land: 1,038,700 sq km note: includes isla de malpelo, roncador cay, serrana bank, and serranilla bank water: 100,210 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
| Land boundaries |
total: 6,004 km border countries: brazil 1,643 km, ecuador 590 km, panama 225 km, peru 1,496 km (est.), venezuela 2,050 km |
| Coastline | 3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km) |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands |
| Terrain | flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: pico cristobal colon 5,775 m note: nearby pico simon bolivar also has the same elevation |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 2.42% other: 95.91% (2001) permanent crops: 1.67% |
| Irrigated land | 8,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: antarctic treaty, biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, tropical timber 83, tropical timber 94, wetlands signed, but not ratified: law of the sea |
| Geography note | only South American country with coastlines on both North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
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