• Motto: Liberty and Order  
  • Official name: República de Colombia (short form: Colombia)
  • Official language: Spanish
  • Capital: Bogotá
  • Head of state: president Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego
  • Prime Minister: president serves both as head of state and head of government
  • Total area: 1,138,910 km2
  • Population: 45,600,000
  • Date of establishment: independence declared on 20 July 1810 and recognized by Spain on 7 August 1819
  • Currency: Peso
  • Dialing code: +57