🇨🇴 Colombia (Bogotá) — Currency, Timezone, Voltage, Visa & Economy Profile
The only South American nation with both Pacific and Caribbean coastlines (1.14M km², 52.3M people), famed for high-altitude Arabica coffee, walled Cartagena, and eternal-spring Medellín.
Colombia
Capital: Bogotá · COP ($)
10:47:02
UTC-5 · -14h
🇰🇷 KR: 00:47:02
~19.5 hrs
14,834 km
🇰🇷 Seoul ↔ 🇨🇴 Bogotá
100–127V Low Voltage! Type A/B Plug Adapter & Dual-Voltage Check Required
🛂 90 days Visa-Free entry
💧 Tap water safe to drink directly (high quality municipal supply)
💵 Modest tipping (round up bill or leave 5%–10% for good table service)
🗣️ Languages: Spanish
🏛️ Government: Presidential Republic
🕌 Religion: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 13%
📦 Top Exports: Crude Oil, Coal, Arabica Coffee, Cut Flowers, Emeralds
🌤️ Climate & Terrain: Coasts on both Pacific & Caribbean; high Andean valleys (Bogotá 2,640m)
⚖️ Direct Comparison vs 🇰🇷 South Korea
📐 Land area (1,141,748 km²) is ~11x larger than South Korea (World #25).
💳 Everyday dining & hotel costs are ~50% cheaper than South Korea (avg meal $4.5).
💰 GDP per capita ($7,320) is 0.20x South Korea's, with a life expectancy of 77.3 years.
🚗 Driving Side: Drives on the RIGHT (Left-Hand Drive vehicles), same as Korea/US/Continental Europe.
💡 Uses 110V 60Hz Type A/B flat sockets—bring a US-style plug adapter! Bogotá sits at 2,640m altitude with cool spring-like weather year-round.
📐 Colombia Land Area (km²), True Size & World Factbook
1,141,748 km² (World #25)1,141,748 km²
11.39x S. Korea
46명/km²
Urban 82.4%
77.3세
Median 32.5y
🚗 우측통행(좌핸들)
🚨 123 · 🛡️43/100
📊 Colombia Global Economy, Demographics & Passport Metrics
🏛️ Country Overview, Major Cities & Core Industries
The only South American nation with both Pacific and Caribbean coastlines (1.14M km², 52.3M people), famed for high-altitude Arabica coffee, walled Cartagena, and eternal-spring Medellín.
Bogotá · Medellín · Cartagena
World's leading exporter of mild Arabica coffee, cut flowers, and emeralds (70%+ global share), and the only Latin American country that fought in the Korean War.
Uses 110V 60Hz Type A/B flat sockets—bring a US-style plug adapter! Bogotá sits at 2,640m altitude with cool spring-like weather year-round.
🔌 Colombia Voltage, Socket & Plug Adapter Guide
⚡ 100–120V Type A/B Needed100–127V Low Voltage! Type A/B Plug Adapter & Dual-Voltage Check Required (110V 60Hz / Type A/B)
90 days Visa-Free entry