Places in News: Colombia

Context:

India and Colombia signed an MoU on Cooperation in sharing solutions implemented at the population scale for Digital transformation.

Colombia

The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia.
Both sides discuss the importance of Digital Public Infrastructure through the MoU.

Location: Officially known as the Republic of Colombia, located in South America.
Bordered by:
- Brazil in the South-East.
- Panama in the North-West.
- Venezuela in the East.
- The Pacific Ocean in the West.
- The Caribbean Sea in the North.
- Peru and Ecuador in the South.
Ring of Fire: Colombia is a part of the Ring of Fire.

Also known as Circum-Pacific Belt.
Characterized by: Active Volcanoes as a result of Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes: It is home to more than 450 volcanoes both active and dormant.
Earthquakes: The place is prone to most of the active earthquakes on the planet.

Landscape: The country encompasses desert, highland, grassland, and the Amazon rainforest.
Mountain: 25% of the Its territory lies in the Andes mountains.
Official Language: Spanish is the official language of the country.
Speciality: It is the only country in South America to have Atlantic and Pacific oceans touching both sides of the coastlines.
It is geographically positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.

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News Source: AIR

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