Colombia (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b i ə / kə-LUM-bee-ə, /-ˈ l ɒ m-/-LOM-; Spanish: ()), officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia (help · info)), is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south …

