republic of colombia

1. A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea;
   Achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar;
   Spanish is the official language (synset 108749949)
   domain member region:

   • eln, national liberation army - a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade
   • farc, fuerzas armadas revolucionarios de colombia, revolutionary armed forces of colombia - a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers
   • auc, autodefensas unidas de colombia, united self-defense force of colombia, united self-defense group of colombia - a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
   • medellin cartel - a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed
   • cali cartel - a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)
   is an instance of: south american country, south american nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
   member holonym: colombian - a native or inhabitant of Colombia
   belongs to: oas, organization of american states - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
   has:

   • barranquilla - a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
   • bogota, capital of colombia - capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
   • cali - city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
   • medellin - city in western Colombia; important coffee center
   • cartagena - a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
   • soledad - a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla
   • galeras, pasto - an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
   • purace - an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950
   • andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
   • arauca - a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
   • magdalena, magdalena river - a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
   • orinoco, orinoco river - a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
   is a part of: south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
   same as: colombia

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