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1943-JAN-01

Republic of COLOMBIA
(Bogota)

Special Commissariat of AMAZON

Flag or logo since 1928-11-17*
Comisaría Especial del AMAZONAS (es)
Emblem or Symbol*

President Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo
(ruler of COLOMBIA since 1942-08-07)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Leticia
(Leticia)
Official & national languages: Spanish (es) .



2 Territories:

COLOMBIAN AMAZONIA COLOMBIAN AMAZONIA Territory  (La Pedrera)Local: Territorio del AMAZONIA COLOMBIANA (es)  (La Pedrera)
LETICIA Municipality of LETICIA  (Leticia)Local: Municipio de LETICIA (es)  (Leticia)



* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

COLOMBIA Republic of COLOMBIA  (Bogota)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

ALBUQUERQUE CAYS Albuquerque Cay : SOUTH SOUTHEAST CAYS  (-)
ANTIOQUIA ANTIOQUIA Department  (Medellin)
ARAUCA ARAUCA Commissariat  (Arauca)
ATLANTIC ATLANTIC Department  (Barranquilla)
BOGOTA BOGOTA District  (Bogota)
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR Department  (Cartagena of the Indies)
BOYACA BOYACA Department  (Santiago of Tunja)
CAQUETA CAQUETA Commissariat  (Florencia)
CAUCA CAUCA Department  (Popayan)
CAUCA INDIANS INDIGENOUS Councils and Leagues of Cauca  (Popayan)
CHOCO CHOCO Intendency  (Quibdo)
COURTOWN CAYS COURTOWN CAYS : East Southeast Cays  (Bolivar Cay)
CUNDINAMARCA CUNDINAMARCA Department  (Bogota + (Facatativa))
GREAT CALDAS GREAT CALDAS Department  (Manizales)
GUAJIRA GUAJIRA Commissariat  (Riohacha + Uribia)
HUILA HUILA Department  (Neiva)
MAGDALENA MAGDALENA Department  (Santa Marta)
MALPELO ISLAND MALPELO ISLAND Area  ((Buenaventura))
META META Intendency  (Villavicencio)
NARINO NARINO Department  (San Juan of Pasto)
NORTH OF SANTANDER NORTH OF SANTANDER Department  (San Jose of Cucuta)
PROVIDENCE ISLAND PROVIDENCE Island  (Providence)
PUTUMAYO PUTUMAYO Commissariat  (Mocoa)
QUITA SUENO BANK Unorganized Unincorporated United States Territory of QUITA SUENO BANK  ((Washington-District of Columbia))
QUITA SUENO SERRANA AND RONCADOR BANKS Unorganized Unincorporated United States Territories of QUITA SUENO SERRANA AND RONCADOR BANKS  ((Washington-District of Columbia))
RONCADOR BANK Unorganized Unincorporated United States Territory of RONCADOR BANK  ((Washington-District of Columbia))
SAINT ANDREW AND PROVIDENCE SAINT ANDREW AND PROVIDENCE Intendency  (Saint Andrew)
SAINT ANDREW ISLAND SAINT ANDREW ISLAND Group  (Saint Andrew)
SAINT CATHERINE ISLAND SAINT CATHERINE Island  (Saint Catherine)
SANTANDER SANTANDER Department  (Bucaramanga)
SERRANA BANK Unorganized Unincorporated United States Territory of SERRANA BANK  ((Washington-District of Columbia))
SERRANILLA BANK Unorganized Unincorporated United States Territory of SERRANILLA BANK  ((Washington-District of Columbia))
SUCRE SUCRE Department  (Sincelejo)
TOLIMA TOLIMA Department  (Ibague)
VALLEY OF CAUCA VALLEY OF CAUCA Department  (Santiago of Cali)
VAUPES VAUPES Commissariat  (Mitu)
VICHADA VICHADA Commissariat  (Puerto Carreno)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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