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Place nameColombia
Other namesRepública de Colombia, Republic of Colombia, Colombie, République de Colombie, Kolumbien, Colômbia, COL, CO, ISO170, CO00, New Granada, Colombian
Latitude4
Longitude-72
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was inhabited mainly by Chibchan-speaking peoples at time of Spanish invasion 1525-1559; they were concentrated in W mountainous regions & had no strong political institutions; part of Gran Colombia with Venezuela, Ecuador & Panama 1819-1903; official language is Spanish.
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