חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama |
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Geographic coordinates: |
4 00 N, 72 00 W |
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Map references: |
South America |
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Area: |
total: 1,138,910 sq km
land: 1,038,700 sq km water: 100,210 sq km note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 6,004 km
border countries: Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km |
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Coastline: |
3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km) |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands |
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Terrain: |
flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m note: nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation |
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Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
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Land use: |
arable land: 2.42%
permanent crops: 1.67% other: 95.91% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
8,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
More about Colombia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama |
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Geographic coordinates: |
4 00 N, 72 00 W |
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Map references: |
South America |
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Area: |
total: 1,138,910 sq km
land: 1,038,700 sq km water: 100,210 sq km note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 6,004 km
border countries: Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km |
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Coastline: |
3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km) |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands |
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Terrain: |
flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m note: nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation |
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Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
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Land use: |
arable land: 2.42%
permanent crops: 1.67% other: 95.91% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
8,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
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