Colombia Overview Nations // South America

OVERVIEW The Republic of Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru and to the northwest by Panama. Colombia's territory also includes a number of island possessions, including Malpelo Island off the Pacific coast and San Andres, Providencia and several other smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea. Colombia's primary defense concerns are focused on the long-running internal conflict. Following a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces...