The Republic of Colombia is a
Spanish speaking republic in northern
South America. Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of [Gran Colombia]
? in
1830 (the others being
Ecuador and
Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the
1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government. While its capital city Bogota
? continues to try to negotiate a settlement, neighboring countries worry about the violence spilling over their borders.
Not Wikified.
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