Colombia
- Region
- South America
- Area
- 1,141,748 km²
- Capital
- Bogotá
- ISO
- CO
What the flag means
Yellow is often explained as the country’s wealth, blue as the two seas on either side of the country, and red as the blood shed for independence. The colors were originally inherited from the flag of Gran Colombia.
Fun facts
- FlagOn Colombia’s flag, yellow takes up the top half, while blue and red split the rest equally.
- GeographyColombia is the only country in South America with coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
- CultureColombia is named after the explorer Christopher Columbus.
- CultureGabriel García Márquez, the Nobel Prize in Literature winner known for “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” was from Colombia.
