{"id":47619,"date":"2025-05-15T12:36:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T07:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47619"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:29:58","slug":"colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Colombia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a military plane carrying 125 people crashed shortly after takeoff in southwestern Colombia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Colombia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a country located in the <\/span><b>northwestern part of South America.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known as the <\/span><b>\u201cGateway of South America\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategically located in the northwest, connecting South America with Central and North America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bordered by <\/span><b>Panama <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the northwest; by <\/span><b>Ecuador<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Peru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south; by <\/span><b>Venezuela <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the east, and by <\/span><b>Brazil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is also bounded by the <\/span><b>Caribbean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north and by the <\/span><b>Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member of the <\/span><b>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (OECD) from 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bogot\u00e1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Colombia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate is <\/span><b>tropical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along the coasts and eastern plains, and <\/span><b>cooler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the highlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical Regions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The country consists of two main regions: the <\/span><b>Andes Mountains and broad lowland plains.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its highest point is <\/span><b>Pico Cristobal Colon<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major rivers include the <\/span><b>Magdalena, Amazon, and Orinoco.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is rich in natural resources like petroleum, natural gas, coal, and gold.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/colombia-plane-crash-death-toll-rescued-hospitalised-dozens-missing-c-130-jet-accident-takeoff-101774293415671.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia is a country located in the northwestern part of South America. 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