The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 South America
Country name Colombia, in 35 editions.
The entry for Colombia published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form:
Republic of Colombia
conventional short form:
Colombia local long form:
Republica de Colombia
local short form:
Colombia
The entry for Colombia did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia
local short form: Colombia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form :
- Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia
local short form: form : Colombia
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia
local short form : form: Colombia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia conventional short form: Colombia local long form: Republica de Colombia local short form: Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long short form: Republica de Colombia
local short long form: Republica de Colombia
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local short long form: Republica de Colombia
local long short form: Republica de Colombia
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form:
Republic of Colombia
conventional short form:
Colombia
local long form:
Republica de Colombia
local short form:
Colombia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 7 editions, 2016 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- Republica de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
- etymology:
- the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia
local short form: Colombia
etymology: the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- República de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
- etymology:
- the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica República de Colombia
local short form: Colombia
etymology: the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Colombia
- conventional short form:
- Colombia
- local long form:
- República de Colombia
- local short form:
- Colombia
- etymology:
- named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
local long form: República de Colombia
local short form: Colombia
etymology: the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Colombia: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/colombia/country-name.