Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Colombia was one of three countries that emerged after the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 -- the others are Ecuador and Venezuela. A decades-long conflict among government forces, paramilitaries, and antigovernment insurgent groups heavily funded by the drug trade -- principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) -- escalated during the 1990s. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization in the 2000s, new criminal groups arose that included some former paramilitaries.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
34 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Nariño | Department | CO-NAR |
| Putumayo | Intendancy | CO-PUT |
| Chocó | Department | CO-CHO |
| Guainía | Commissiary | CO-GUA |
| Vaupés | Commissiary | CO-VAU |
| Amazonas | Commissiary | CO-AMA |
| La Guajira | Department | CO-LAG |
| Cesar | Department | CO-CES |
| Norte de Santander | Department | CO-NSA |
| Arauca | Intendancy | CO-ARA |
| Boyacá | Department | CO-BOY |
| Vichada | Commissiary | CO-VID |
| Cauca | Department | CO-CAU |
| Valle del Cauca | Department | CO-VAC |
| Antioquia | Department | CO-ANT |
| Córdoba | Department | CO-COR |
| Sucre | Department | CO-SUC |
| Bolívar | Department | CO-BOL |
| Atlántico | Department | CO-ATL |
| Magdalena | Department | CO-MAG |
| San Andrés y Providencia | Department | CO-SAP |
| — | Region | CO-X01~ |
| Caquetá | Intendancy | CO-CAQ |
| Huila | Department | CO-HUI |
| Guaviare | Commissiary | CO-GUV |
| Caldas | Department | CO-CAL |
| Casanare | Intendancy | CO-CAS |
| Meta | Department | CO-MET |
| Bogota | Federal District | CO-CUN |
| Santander | Department | CO-SAN |
| Tolima | Department | CO-TOL |
| Quindío | Department | CO-QUI |
| Cundinamarca | Department | CO-CUN |
| Risaralda | Department | CO-RIS |
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