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	Capital: Bogotá; (and Colombia's largest city) Area Code: +57 Country Code: CO Language: Spanish, English +64 others Drivers use right-hand side of road Currency: Colombian peso (COP) ( Currency converter website link ) ( Tourism and Ex-pat information )

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This is an "abridged" article about Colombia as of Oct, 2024.
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Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador, and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city, hosting the central financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio, and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) with a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by the African diaspora, as well as with those of the various Indigenous civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is the official language, although Creole, English and 64 other languages are recognized regionally.

Colombia has been home to many indigenous peoples and cultures since at least 12,000 BCE. The Spanish first landed in La Guajira in 1499. By the mid-16th century, they had colonized much of present-day Colombia and established the New Kingdom of Granada, with Santa Fé de Bogotá as its capital. Independence from the Spanish Empire was achieved in 1819, with what is now Colombia emerging as the United Provinces of New Granada. The new polity experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation (1858) and then the United States of Colombia (1863) before becoming a republic—the current Republic of Colombia—in 1886. With the backing of the United States and France, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, resulting in Colombia's present borders. Beginning in the 1960s, the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict and political violence, both of which escalated in the 1990s. Since 2005, there has been significant improvement in security, stability, and rule of law, as well as unprecedented economic growth and development. Colombia is recognized for its healthcare system, being the best in Latin America according to the World Health Organization and 22nd in the world. Its diversified economy is the third-largest in South America, with macroeconomic stability and favorable long-term growth prospects.

Colombia is one of the world's seventeen megadiverse countries; it has the highest level of biodiversity per square mile and the second-highest level overall. Its territory encompasses the Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts. It is the only country in South America with coastlines (and islands) along the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Spanking and Spanking Art in Colombia

In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.

As of May 2008, Colombia permits corporal punishment in schools.

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COLOMBIA: JCP

Colombia has no official JCP at a national level. Still, local Indigenous communities are permitted to operate their own systems of law and order, and in some areas, this includes whipping. (From Corpun.com)

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Prostitution in Colombia

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-''Colombia'', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador, and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city, hosting the central financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio, and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) with a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by the African diaspora, as well as with those of the various Indigenous civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is the official language, although Creole, English and 64 other languages are recognized regionally.
+''Colombia'', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, [[Brazil]] to the southeast, Ecuador, and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city, hosting the central financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio, and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) with a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by the African diaspora, as well as with those of the various Indigenous civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is the official language, although Creole, English and 64 other languages are recognized regionally.
 Colombia has been home to many indigenous peoples and cultures since at least 12,000 BCE. The Spanish first landed in La Guajira in 1499. By the mid-16th century, they had colonized much of present-day Colombia and established the New Kingdom of Granada, with Santa Fé de Bogotá as its capital. Independence from the Spanish Empire was achieved in 1819, with what is now Colombia emerging as the United Provinces of New Granada. The new polity experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation (1858) and then the United States of Colombia (1863) before becoming a republic—the current Republic of Colombia—in 1886. With the backing of the United States and France, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, resulting in Colombia's present borders. Beginning in the 1960s, the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict and political violence, both of which escalated in the 1990s. Since 2005, there has been significant improvement in security, stability, and rule of law, as well as unprecedented economic growth and development. Colombia is recognized for its healthcare system, being the best in Latin America according to the World Health Organization and 22nd in the world. Its diversified economy is the third-largest in South America, with macroeconomic stability and favorable long-term growth prospects.