Colombia Is in South America, Not North America

Colombia is a South American country. Its mainland lies entirely on the South American continent.

Geographic Proof

• Capital Bogotá: 4.6° N, 74° W – on South American plate
• Borders: Panama (NW), Venezuela (E), Brazil (SE), Peru (S), Ecuador (SW)
• Coastlines: Pacific (W), Caribbean (N) – Caribbean is Atlantic marginal sea
• Continental divide: Darién Gap (Panama border) = North/South America boundary

Why Confusion Exists

• Caribbean coast culture feels "Caribbean" (Cartagena, Santa Marta)
• Spanish language, colonial history shared with Central America
• Sometimes grouped in "Latin America" (cultural) vs. "South America" (geographic)

North America =

Canada, USA, Mexico, Greenland, Bermuda, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Caribbean islands (geologically Caribbean Plate).

Colombia = South America – 4th largest, 2nd most populous (52M), only SA nation with both Pacific & Caribbean coasts.