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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
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New head of state and government since 2026.08.07: Abelardo de la Espriella, replacing Gustavo Petro. Wikidata
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 5.6
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 2.3
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 3 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Sudan.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 342 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 5 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Population
- 53,057,212 inh.
- Area
- 1,141,748 km²
- Currency
- COP
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Abelardo de la Espriella
Government in office 14 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères de Colombie
Omar Bula
ministre de la défense en Colombie
Jorge Mora López
ministre colombien de l'Intérieur
Rodrigo Lara Restrepo
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Miguel Gómez Martínez
ministre de la Justice
Iván Cancino
ministre de l'Éducation nationale de Colombie
Ilva Myriam Hoyos
Minister of Health and Social Protection
Ana María Vesga
Minister of Mining and Energy (Colombia)
María Nohemí Arboleda Arango
Minister of Labour
Natalia Eugenia López Fuentes
Minister of Transport
Elsa Noguera
Ministre colombien des Sports
Juliana Gutiérrez
ministre colombien de la Culture
Paola Andrea Holguín Moreno
ministre de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural
Indalecio Dangond
ministre des Technologies de l'information et des Communications
Alexandra Falla
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
172 seats
Inception 1991
Sénat
102 seats
Chair President of the Congress of Colombia
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
457 G$
GDP / capita
8,562 $
Growth
2.6 %
Inflation
5.1 %
Unemployment
8.3 %
Debt / GDP
71.2 %
Defense / GDP
3.4 %
Life expectancy
77.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.68/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
69/100
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#29
Annual budget
13.7 Md$
Defense effort
3.2 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #5 Charbon (export) — 2024
- #2 Émeraude — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
50 Md$
Imports
65 Md$
Balance
-15 Md$
Top exports
- 35.0% Pétrole brut 18 Md$
- 14.0% Charbon 7 Md$
- 6.0% Café 3 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Pétrole raffiné 5 Md$
- 5.0% Voitures + pièces 3 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
26.0%
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Panama
6.5%
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Chine
5.5%
Import partners
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États-Unis
27.0%
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Chine
21.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
60%
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GBR
60%
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FRA
64%
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DEU
64%
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RUS
35%
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CHN
41%
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BRA
56%
Abstention: 23%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-06-21
Abelardo de la Espriella 49.7% vs Iván Cepeda 48.7% · turnout 63.6%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2026-05-31
résultat à confirmer
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2026-03-08
House of Representatives and Senate
Historic Pact 36 seats, Colombian Liberal Party 25, Democratic Center 24 (of 182) · turnout 50.6%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2022-06-19
Présidentielle (T2)
Gustavo Petro 50.4%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.788/1
Gini
54.4
Refugees hosted
1,464
Refugees originating
79,669
National anthem
Hymne national de la Colombie
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
- OAS
- Andean Community
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,886 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,911, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)