Colombia (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b i ə / kə-LUM-bee-ə, /-ˈ l ɒ m-/-LOM-; Spanish: ()), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country spanning South America and an insular region in North America.It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the ...