Territorial change of Colombia (Republic of Colombia)

“Colombia”(Republic of Colombia) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1866 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1866 – 1904, at ≈ 1.22 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1866 – 1904≈ 1.22 million km²
AD 1905 – 1927≈ 1.14 million km²
AD 1928 – 2023≈ 1.15 million km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 1.15 million km²
AD 1866AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1866 – 1904 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1866≈ 1.22 million km²14 of 133
AD 1868≈ 1.22 million km²14 of 134
AD 1870≈ 1.22 million km²14 of 132
AD 1871≈ 1.22 million km²14 of 113
AD 1873≈ 1.22 million km²15 of 108
AD 1877≈ 1.22 million km²15 of 104
AD 1880≈ 1.22 million km²15 of 104
AD 1884≈ 1.22 million km²15 of 105
AD 1885≈ 1.22 million km²16 of 101
AD 1890≈ 1.22 million km²20 of 99
AD 1895≈ 1.22 million km²21 of 90
AD 1898≈ 1.22 million km²21 of 87
AD 1900≈ 1.22 million km²19 of 84
AD 1905≈ 1.14 million km²20 of 83
AD 1908≈ 1.14 million km²20 of 79
AD 1911≈ 1.14 million km²20 of 76
AD 1912≈ 1.14 million km²22 of 77
AD 1913≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 78
AD 1914≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 76
AD 1915≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 75
AD 1916≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 71
AD 1917≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 71
AD 1918≈ 1.14 million km²23 of 80
AD 1919≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 88
AD 1920≈ 1.14 million km²21 of 84
AD 1922≈ 1.14 million km²22 of 87
AD 1924≈ 1.14 million km²22 of 86
AD 1926≈ 1.14 million km²23 of 84
AD 1927≈ 1.14 million km²23 of 84
AD 1928≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 85
AD 1929≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 85
AD 1930≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 86
AD 1932≈ 1.15 million km²25 of 88
AD 1936≈ 1.15 million km²25 of 89
AD 1938≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 88
AD 1939≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 86
AD 1940≈ 1.15 million km²28 of 77
AD 1941≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 74
AD 1942≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 75
AD 1943≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 73
AD 1944≈ 1.15 million km²24 of 73
AD 1945≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 76
AD 1946≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 83
AD 1947≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 92
AD 1948≈ 1.15 million km²24 of 96
AD 1949≈ 1.15 million km²24 of 96
AD 1950≈ 1.15 million km²23 of 94
AD 1953≈ 1.15 million km²25 of 97
AD 1956≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 103
AD 1958≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 101
AD 1960≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 107
AD 1961≈ 1.15 million km²28 of 122
AD 1962≈ 1.15 million km²28 of 122
AD 1963≈ 1.15 million km²29 of 129
AD 1967≈ 1.15 million km²28 of 140
AD 1969≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 145
AD 1973≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 152
AD 1974≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 152
AD 1976≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 157
AD 1979≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 161
AD 1983≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 162
AD 1987≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 164
AD 1990≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 164
AD 1991≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 164
AD 1992≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 185
AD 1996≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 186
AD 2000≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 188
AD 2006≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 187
AD 2008≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 187
AD 2011≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 187
AD 2014≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 191
AD 2022≈ 1.15 million km²27 of 191
AD 2024≈ 1.15 million km²26 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1866: number 133 of 14.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: United States of Colombia · Mosquitia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America.

Wikipedia (English) “Colombia”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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