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Colombia

Co·lom·bi·a /kəˈlʌmbiə /  a country in northern South America, with coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Population: 45,745,783 (2014). Capital: Bogotá. Colombia’s main exports include petroleum, coffee, and coal. Colombia was also the world’s largest producer of cocaine until government efforts to reduce production of the drug achieved some success.Colombian adjective, noun
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Colombia
Colombia /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a country in northern South America, with coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Population: 44,227,550 (2007). Capital: Bogotá. Colombia produces a large quantity of illegal drugs, including cocaine, opium, heroin, and cannabis. The trade is controlled by various groups which are fighting each other for control of the drugs trade and for control of certain regions of the country. Columbia's main exports include petroleum, coffee, and coal.
—Colombian adjective, noun


ColombiaBrE /kəˈlɒmbiə/ 🔊, /kəˈlʌmbiə/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈlʌmbiə/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in north-western South America 哥伦比亚(南美洲西北部国家)