Patria, Libertad y Orden | |||
| Capital | Santa Marta (3,000,000) | ||
| Largest city | Bogotá (4,000,000) | ||
| Other cities | Medellín, Caracas, Maracaibo, Guayaquil | ||
| Language | Spanish | ||
| President | Santiago Uribe | ||
| Vice-President | Libardo Correa | ||
| Area | 2,500,000 km² | ||
| Population | 114,000,000 Colombians | ||
| Independence | from Spain | ||
| declared | 1811 | ||
| recognized | 1824 | ||
| Currency | Colombian Peso | ||
Colombia includes, more or less, OTL Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
History[]
Created in 1821, the Republic of Colombia included the territories of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, particularly the Presidencies of New Granada and Quito and the General Captainship of Venezuela.
Since 1828, Colombia has been a participant of the Big Caribbean Game, and was one of the signatories of the Caribbean Pact in 1954.
As result of this, the Caribbean possessions of Spain had applied to be part of the Republic of Colombia.
Colombia fought in the Great War of 1862, and in the Great War of 1935, being part of the victorious side.
Geography[]
Continental Colombia is located in the northern part of South America. Colombia also possess several islands in the Caribbean, and has possessions in Central America.
Colombia has seven main natural regions: The Pacific plains, the Andes, the Plains (Llanos), the Caribbean plains, the Amazon Rain Forest, the Insular Region, and the Isthmus.
Limits[]
North: Caribbean Sea and Costa Rica. West: Pacific Ocean. South: Peru and Ecuador. East: Ecuador and Suriname.
There is also a land limit with Haiti, and the Mosquitos State has limits with Central American United States.
Political Divisions[]
Colombia is divided in 23 States, and one Capital District.
| State | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Marta, Capital District | ||
| 1. | Antioquia | Medellín |
| 2. | Apure | |
| 3. | Bolívar | Angostura |
| 4. | Boyacá | Duitama |
| 5. | Cartagena | Cartagena |
| 6. | Cauca | Popayán |
| 7. | Chiriquí | |
| 8. | Cuba | Havana |
| 9. | Cuenca | Cuenca |
| 10. | Cumaná | |
| 11. | Cundinamarca | Bogotá |
| 12. | Darién | |
| 13. | Guayana | Ciudad Jorge |
| 14. | Guayaquil | Guayaquil |
| 15. | Magdalena | Valledupar |
| 16. | Mosquitos | Bluefields |
| 17. | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 18. | Quito | Quito |
| 19. | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo |
| 20. | Tolima | Anserma |
| 21. | Trinidad | Puerto España |
| 22. | Venezuela | Caracas |
| 23. | Zulia | Maracaibo |