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| Quick facts about Colombia |
| Country code: CO | | Zone: South America | | Country local name: República de Colombia | | Demonym: Colombian | | Official languages: Spanish | | Driving on the right side of the road | | Currency: COP (Colombian Peso) | | Internet TLD: .co | | Calling code: +57 | | Time zone: (UTC-5) | | Population: 44.379.598 | | Capital: Bogotá | | Biggest city: Bogotá |
| Borders: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela |
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Colombia's proximity to the equator influences its climates. The lowland areas are continuously hot. Altitude affects temperature greatly. Temperatures decrease about 2 °C for every 300 meter increase in altitude above sea level.
Rainfall varies by location in Colombia, tending to increase as one travels southward. This is especially true in the eastern lowlands.
Colombia's rainy southeast, however, is often drenched by more than 500 cm of rain per year. Rainfall in most of the rest of the country runs between these two extremes.
When to go
The best time to visit Colombia is in the dry season, between December and March or July and August.
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