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<text>
<title>
Colombia: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Colombia
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Northern South America, between Panama and
Venezuela
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 1,138,910 km2</l>
<l> land area: 1,038,700 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of
Montana</l>
</list>
<p>note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank,
and Serranilla Bank
</p>
<p>Land boundaries: total 7,408 km, Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590
km, Panama 225 km, Peru 2,900 km, Venezuela 2,050 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific
Ocean 1,448 km)
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> continental shelf: not specified</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: maritime boundary dispute with
Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; territorial dispute with
Nicaragua over Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita
Sueno Bank
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in
highlands
</p>
<p>Terrain: flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes
mountains, eastern lowland plains
</p>
<p>Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore,
nickel, gold, copper, emeralds
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 4%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 2%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 29%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 49%</l>
<l> other: 16%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 5,150 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: highlands subject to volcanic eruptions;
deforestation; soil damage from overuse of pesticides; periodic
droughts
</p>
<p>Note: only South American country with coastlines on both
North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
</p></body></article></text>